Bowditch Nathaniel. The American Practical Navigator. Pub. 9

Paradise Cay Publications, 2002. - 896 c. ISBN:
0939837544. Язык: АнглийскийThis is a new edition of The American Practical Navigator, "Bowditch," offered by Celestaire and Paradise Cay Publications. This new edition is the most recent update of Bowditch, the definitive work on navigation.
Nathanial Bowditch first published this encyclopedic work in 1802. During the last two centuries over 75 editions, almost 1,000,000 copies, of Bowditch have been published by the US Government. It has lived because it has combined the best technologies of each generation of navigator. This new Bicentennial Edition includes the latest advances in electronic navigation and digital charting technology. It also covers nonelectronic navigation such as celestial, plotting and dead reckoning. Bowditch contains numerous tables which have been valued for years by practicing navigators.Nathaniel bowditch. Iii
Preface. Vii
Fundamentals
Introduction to marine navigation
Geodesy and datums in navigation
Nautical charts
Nautical publications.
Piloting
Short range aids to navigation.
Compasses
Dead reckoning
Piloting.
Tides and tidal currents
Electronic navigation
Radio waves
Satellite navigation
Loran navigation
Radar navigation.
Electronic charts
Celestial navigation
Navigational astronomy.
Instruments for celestial navigation
Azimuths and amplitudes.
Time
The almanacs
Sight reduction
Navigational mathematics
Navigational mathematics.
Calculations and conversions
Navigational errors
The sailings.
Navigational safety
Navigation processes.
Emergency navigation
Navigation regulations.
Maritime safety systems
Hydrography.
Oceanography
The oceans
Ocean currents
Waves, breakers and surf
Ice navigation
Marine meteorology
Weather elements
Tropical cyclones
Weather observations
Weather routing
Navigation tables
Explanation of navigation tables
Mathematical tables
Logarithms of numbers
Natural trigonometric functions
Common logarithms of trigonometric functions
Traverse tables
Cartographic tables
Natural and numerical chart scales
Meridional parts
Length of a degree of latitude and longitude
Piloting tables
Conversion table for meters, feet, and fathoms
Conversion table for nautical and statute miles
Speed table for measured mile
Speed, time, and distance
Distance of the horizon
Geographic range
Dip of the sea short of the horizon
Distance by vertical angle measured between sea horizon
And top of object beyond sea horizon
Distance by vertical angle measured between waterline
At object and top of object
Distance by vertical angle measured between waterline
At object and sea horizon beyond object
Distance of an object by two bearings
Celestial navigation tables
Table of offsets.
Meridian angle and altitude of a body on the prime
Vertical circle.
Latitude and longitude factors.
Amplitudes
Correction of amplitude as observed on the
Visible horizon.
Altitude factors.
Change of altitude in given time from meridian transit.
Time zones, zone descriptions, and suffixes
Altitude correction for air temperature.
Altitude correction for atmospheric pressure.
Meteorological tables
Conversion table for thermometer scales
Direction and speed of true wind in units of ship's speed
Correction of barometer reading for height above sea level
Correction of barometer reading for gravity
Correction of barometer reading for temperature
Conversion table for millibars, inches, and millimeters
Of mercury
Relative humidity.
Dew point
Glossaries
Glossary of marine navigation
Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms.