Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
by Mary Blewitt

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• ISBN13: 9780070059283
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Book Reviews of Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

Book Review: Soemwhat disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars

Summary of Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

That this edition of Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen should appear 44 years after the first British edition and 27 years after its first publication in the U.S. is eloquent testimony to the author's clear, concise explanation of a difficult skill. Through those years, Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen has been the best-known, best-loved primer on the subject throughout the English-speaking world. It successfully teaches sailors who have been demoralized by bigger books. It remains "the famous little book" on celestial navigation.

Among other changes, this edition substitutes the Nautical Almanac for the Air Almanac, discusses the "short" tables based on H.O. 211, expands the discussion in a few areas, fine-tunes it in others, and shows how to advance a line of position for a running fix from sun sights. The only mathematics involved are straightforward addition and subtraction.

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen has spawned many imitators over the years, but it's still the best--with this new edition more than ever.

General Books

• Subjects > Nonfiction > Transportation > General
• Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Astronomy > Astronomy
• Science > Astronomy > Astronomy
• Sports > Water Sports > Boating
• Sailing > Navigation