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Celestial Navigation: A Practical Guide to Knowing Where You Are
By David Berson
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This user-friendly guide teaches the ancient navigation technique with a unique approach that allows you to combine modern and traditional tools.
Celestial navigation is nearly as old as mankind. Anyone who can master its intricacies stands at the end of a long line of master navigators—an expert among many who would be lost with electronics. David Berson, a columnist for Ocean Navigator magazine and an instructor at the Ocean Navigator School of Seamanship, offers a refreshing approach that simplifies the math and incorporates true-life anecdotes to demystify this essential sailor’s art.
Celestial navigation is nearly as old as mankind. Anyone who can master its intricacies stands at the end of a long line of master navigators—an expert among many who would be lost with electronics. David Berson, a columnist for Ocean Navigator magazine and an instructor at the Ocean Navigator School of Seamanship, offers a refreshing approach that simplifies the math and incorporates true-life anecdotes to demystify this essential sailor’s art.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Useful book and very informative I can highly recommend it to those who are interested in traditional navigation.