American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation / Nathaniel Bowditch.

Originally published under title: The new American practical navigator.

Includes index.

Contents: Part I Fundamentals -- 1 History of navigation -- 2 Basic definitions -- 3 Chart projections -- Chapter 4 Visual and audible aids to navigation -- 5 The nautical chart -- Part II Piloting and dead reckoning -- 6 Instruments for piloting and dead reckoning -- 7 Compass error -- 8 Dead reckoning -- 9 The sailing -- 10 Piloting -- 11 Use of sextant in piloting -- 12 Tide and current predictions -- 13 Sailing directions and light lists -- Part III Celestial navigation -- 14 Navigational astronomy -- 15 Instruments for celestial navigation -- 16 Sextant altitude corrections -- 17 Lines of position from celestial observations -- 18 Time -- 19 The almanac -- 20 Sight reduction -- 21 Comparison of various methods of sight reduction -- 22 Identification of celestial bodies -- Part IV The practice of navigation -- 23 The practice of marine navigation -- 24 Ship weather routing -- 25 Polar navigation -- 26 Lifeboat navigation -- Part V Navigational safety -- 27 Navigational safety -- 28 Oceanic soundings and hydrographic reports -- 29 Position reporting systems -- Part VI Oceanography -- Chapter 30 The oceans -- 31 Tides and tidal currents -- 32 Ocean currents -- 33 Ocean waves -- 34 Breakers and surf -- 35 Sound in the sea -- 36 Ice in the sea -- Part VII Weather -- 37 Weather observations -- 38 Weather elements -- 39 Tropical cyclones -- Part VIII Electronics and navigation -- 40 Radio waves -- 41 Radio direction finding -- 42 Radar navigation -- 43 Radionavigation systems -- 44 Satellite navigation -- 45 Doppler sonar navigation -- 46 Introduction to inertial navigation.

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