Celestial navigation (NAV-3) : for maritime schools in the Philippines
/ compiled-edited-arranged by Florencio J. T. Ventosa
- v, 186 pages : illustrations
The solar system The celestial sphere Orthographic, stereo graphic and Equidistant projections Time Definitions of nautical astronomy Sextant altitudes Celestial calculation Latitude_ Azimuth of heavenly bodies Position lines of celestial bodies Marcq St. Hilaire's method of determining an astronomical position Astronomical position lines Great circle sailing and composite sailing The rising and setting of heavenly bodies, tides, and the magnitude stars.