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Gary LaPook :

Try  Bowditch on line at: http://www.i-DEADLINK-com/bowditch/


Red wrote:

>Zed, there are a number of *in*expensive books out there which give you a good
>grounding and a logical presentation for celestial nav. There are also some web
>sites that present the basics for the same purpose. If you have broadband or
>patience the web may suffice. If you prefer to do your learning from paper, some
>of the books are not unreasonable and these days they can be bought used as
>well.
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>Mixter's Primer of Navigation is one classic that is presented in a very clear
>style, it walks you through the history and the options without making you fear
>math. If you search on "sextant navigation book" you'll get many hits. Some just
>try to show you how to use the instrument, others delve deeper into the
>background, the math, the options.
>
>Online you can also find "Bowditch", published by the US government, which may
>be information overload and just too much to start with but an excellent free
>reference that covers many areas.
>
>If you can make it to Mystic, CT the weekend of June 16th (?) there will be a
>wealth of navigation activity going on, courtey of Frank Reed.
>
>It all depends on where you want to start, and what approach works best for you.
>Ten years ago, without the internet resources, you would have been faced with
>many dollars in new book purchases because so few are in local libraries.
>
>Not today!<G>
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