Brown's Star Atlas. Showing all the bright Stars with full instructions how to find and use them for Navigational Purposes and Department of Trade Examinations
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| Páginas: | 49 págs. págs. |
| Fecha: | 1977 |
| Precio: | 22,50 € |
Part I is designed to help beginners to trace out the principal constellations and bright stars. The six large maps show all the bright stars projected on the plane of a meridian, and may be used by observers in any latitude. A study of these maps not only meridian facilitates the recognition of the stars, but also fixes in the mind an approximate knowledge of their positions in the heavens, and of the times when they area available for observation. Part II deals with the use of stars in practical navigation, and the various methods of finding a ship's position, adn the deviation of the compass