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Charles Cotter's "History of Nautical Astronomy"
From: William Allen
Date: 2003 Mar 24, 15:07 -0800
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From: William Allen
Date: 2003 Mar 24, 15:07 -0800
Hi
guys,
A
while back several of us were trying to get hold of a copy of Charles Cotter's
classic book on celestial navigation techniques, entitled "A History of Nautical
Astronomny." I have arranged to get copies of this book and if anyone is
still interested in a copy, they should contact me privately on my email
address:
It
really is a fantastic book and puts into perspective all of the different
techniques of celestial navigation.
Bill
Allen
-----Original Message-----My favorite CN book by far, although I am not acquainted with many recent ones, is "Celestial for the Cruising Navigator" by Merle B. Turner, published about 1986. Turner is very thorough and his work is not a cook-book. Unlike many technical works in other areas it would be very difficult to condense his book further.
From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Marvin Sebourn
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:43 PM
To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
Subject: Re: book - the complete on-board celestial navigator
Just the recommendation of a hobbyist.
Marvin
Marvin Sebourn
osugeography@aol.com
