Astronavigation
From Columbus to William Barentsz for the modern yachtsman
$61.29
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2018
Summary
Taking the height of the pole
For the sixteenth century navigator this meant finding your latitude. Five centuries ago, to the year, the first nautical handbooks on celestial navigation appeared in print with declination tables written for 1517-1520. They explained how you can find your position taking the height of the sun or the Pole Star. And which course to steer to find your port. These are techniques that have proven their value through the centuries.
In this book Siebre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789086163427 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9086163424 |
| Author: | Siebren van der Werf, Siebren Werf |
| Publisher: | Lanasta |
| Imprint: | Lanasta |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2018 |
| Dimensions: | 125mm x 206mm |
Siebren van der Werf
Siebren van der Werf (1942) is a retired physicist of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Besides sailing, his current interest and work is on the history of navigation and on refraction of light in the atmosphere and computer simulations of its anomalies, such as the fata morgana and the Novaya Zemlya phenomenon. In 1997 he received the Samuel Burka Award of the American Institute of Navigation for his study on the lunar distance method.
Dick Huges (1944) is a chest physician by profession (retired). He made several long-distances sailing journeys including a solo-circumnavigation of the world. In 2000 and 2003 he received the “Voorzittersprijs der Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Kustzeilers (the Chairman’s award of the Dutch Association of Coastal Yachtsmen), and in 2005 he won the “Trans-Ocean-Medaille für hervorragende hochseeseglerische Leistungen” (T-O- Medaille for extraordinary ocean-sailing achievements). Dick’s conclusion after 70.000 miles on the high seas is: “stay in touch with the basics and focus on the essentials, not on luxuries”.
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