The History Of Celestial Navigation

Author : P. Kenneth Seidelmann,Catherine Y. Hohenkerk
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030436315

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The History of Celestial Navigation by P. Kenneth Seidelmann,Catherine Y. Hohenkerk Pdf

This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group of historians and scientists, it analyzes how competing navigation systems, technologies, and institutions emerged and developed, with a focus on the major players in the US and the UK. The history covers the founding of the Royal Observatory; the first printing of a Nautical Almanac; the founding of the US and UK Nautical Almanac Offices; the creation of international standards for reference systems and astronomical constants; and the impact of 20th century technology on the field, among other topics. Additionally, the volume analyzes the present role and status of celestial navigation, particularly with respect to modern radio and satellite navigation systems. With its diverse authorship and nontechnical language, this book will appeal to any reader interested in the history of science, technology, astronomy, and navigation over the ages.

Author : Peter Ifland
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028567142

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Taking the Stars by Peter Ifland Pdf

This text focuses on the history of the development of hand-held celestial navigation instruments, offering descriptions of the tools used. It also includes a glossary of technical terms.

Author : Tristan Gooley
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781615191550

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The Natural Navigator by Tristan Gooley Pdf

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.

Author : Charles H. Cotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Nautical astronomy
ISBN : UCAL:$B111589

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A History of Nautical Astronomy by Charles H. Cotter Pdf

Author : Hewitt Schlereth
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1574090585

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Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell by Hewitt Schlereth Pdf

Hewitt Schlereth is a writer and sailing enthusiast.

Author : Anne Tyler
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780449911808

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Celestial Navigation by Anne Tyler Pdf

A poignant, uplifting, heartbreaking love story from the beloved bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author: "To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love" (PEOPLE). Thirty-eight-year-old Jeremy Pauling has never left home. He lives on the top floor of a Baltimore row house where he creates collages of little people snipped from wrapping paper. His elderly mother putters in the rooms below, until her death. And it is then that Jeremy is forced to take in Mary Tell and her child as boarders. Mary is unaware of how much courage it takes Jeremy to look her in the eye. For Jeremy, like one of his paper creations, is fragile and easily torn—especially when he's falling in love....

Author : John Karl
Publisher : Paradise Cay Publications
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0939837757

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Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age by John Karl Pdf

Many books on celestial navigation take shortcuts in explaining concepts; incorrect diagrams and discussion are often used for the sake of moving the student along quickly. This book tells the true story-and the whole story. It conveys celestial navigation concepts clearly and in the shortest possible time.It's tailored for navigation in the GPS age-a time of computers, calculators, and web resources. Although it covers all of the traditional methods of 'working a sight, ' the primary thrust is using the (under $10) scientific calculator. By using equations that you key into your calculator, this book guides you toward a better understanding of the concepts of celestial navigation.You will learn novel ways to plot lines of position, ways to check your sextant accurately by star sights, and how to tell what time it is from a moon sight. The many appendices are a treasure of references and explanations of abstract ideas. Celestial Navigation is a crucial skill for the offshore navigator to know, this book provides the shortest path to that knowledge.

Author : Dag Pike
Publisher : Pen & Sword Maritime
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Navigation
ISBN : 152673169X

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The History of Navigation by Dag Pike Pdf

Today travellers by land, sea and air take accurate navigation for granted but it was not always thus. The author, a highly experienced sailor, sets out to record the development of navigational techniques from the earliest time, five millenniums ago. As explorers started to venture offshore into the unknown they had to rely on the sun and stars for direction. From this pioneers turned to mathematics, astrolobes, sextants and increasing accurate clocks to measure latitude and later longitude. More recently major breakthroughs with electronic navigation, GPS and other satellite systems have revolutionised travel. Focusing primarily but not exclusively on marine navigation, the author weaves a fascinating course through the successes and failures of mankind's quest to explore his world. The result is a thoroughly entertaining and informative work which has no rival.

Author : Michel Vanvaerenbergh,Peter Ifland
Publisher : Unlimited Publishing LLC
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nautical astronomy
ISBN : 1588320685

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Line of Position Navigation by Michel Vanvaerenbergh,Peter Ifland Pdf

Includes reprint of Thomas A. Sumner's A new and accurate method of finding a ship's position at sea, by projection on Mercator's chart (Boston: T. Groom, 1843) as well as translations of Marcq Saint-Hilaires's Note sur la determination du point (originally published in Revue maritime et coloniale, Oct. 1873) and Calcul du point observe (originally published in Revue maritime et coloniale, Mar.-Aug. 1875).

Author : Harold Augustin Calahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Barchas Reference Collection
ISBN : UOM:39015006064896

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The Sky and the Sailor by Harold Augustin Calahan Pdf

Author : Stafford Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015009793053

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The Yachtsman's Guide to Celestial Navigation by Stafford Campbell Pdf

ISBN 0871650193 LCCN 7964641.

Author : Harold Augustin Calahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Barchas Reference Collection
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010207392

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The Sky and the Sailor by Harold Augustin Calahan Pdf

Author : Hewitt Schlereth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-07-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781574093261

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Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell by Hewitt Schlereth Pdf

Despite the proliferation of electronic navigational devices, celestial navigation remains an essential tool for those who do not wish to be caught short when modern technology fails. In this easy-to-use guide, Hewitt Schlereth explains clearly and concisely how to navigate any stretch of sea using only a handheld sextant, a watch, a plotting sheet, and a copy of the Nautical Almanac. The basic process is simple: take a sight with a sextant, establish a secondary reference or benchmark sight, compare the two and plot the result of the comparison on a chart. Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell demonstrates how to take sights by the sun, moon, stars, and planets, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The reader is taken carefully through several examples and situational illustrations, making this a most effective self-teaching guide. Common errors are reviewed and several tips on how to improve accuracy are given.

Author : Andrew Kenneth Johnston,Roger Connor,Carlene E. Stephens,Paul E. Ceruzzi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588344915

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Time and Navigation by Andrew Kenneth Johnston,Roger Connor,Carlene E. Stephens,Paul E. Ceruzzi Pdf

If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and placeais explored inaTime and Navigation- The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name. Today we use smartphones and GPS, but navigating has not always been so easy. The oldest "clock" is Earth itself, and the oldest means of keeping time came from observing changes in the sky. Early mariners like the Vikings accomplished amazing feats of navigation without using clocks at all. Pioneering seafarers in the Age of Exploration used dead reckoning and celestial navigation; later innovations such as sextants and marine chronometers honed these techniques by measuring latitude and longitude. When explorers turned their sights to the skies, they built on what had been learned at sea. For example, Charles Lindbergh used a bubble sextant on his record-breaking flights. World War II led to the development of new flight technologies, notably radio navigation, since celestial navigation was not suited for all-weather military operations. These forms of navigation were extended and enhanced when explorers began guiding spacecraft into space and across the solar system. Astronauts combined celestial navigation technology with radio transmissions. The development of the atomic clock revolutionized space flight because it could measure billionths of a second, thereby allowing mission teams to navigate more accurately. Scientists and engineers applied these technologies to navigation on earth to develop space-based time and navigation services such as GPS that is used every day by people from all walks of life. While the history of navigation is one of constant change and innovation, it is also one of remarkable continuity. Time and Navigation tells the story of navigation to help us understand where we have been and how we got there so that we can understand where we are going.

Author : William P. Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UCSC:32106007382663

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Mariner's Celestial Navigation by William P. Crawford Pdf