Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd - AST0030 - Brown's Star Atlas

Ouvrage en langue anglaise.

Showing the Bright Stars with full instructions on how to fIndiand use them for navigational purposes and for Board of Trade examinations part I will help beginners to trace out the principal constel'ations and Bright Stars. The six large charts have been d'awn by Mr. D'nning, F.R.A.S. Part II dials with the use of the stars in practical navigation, and the methods of finding a ship's position £ The Local Hour Angle of Aries £ To find what Bright Stars are near the Merid'an £ Remarks on Observing Star Altitudes £ Latitude by Merid'an Altitude of a Star £ Latitude by ex-Medd'an of a Star £ Latitude by pole Star £ Time Azimuths of Stars £ Altitude Azimuth of a Star £ Longitude from Altitude of a Star £ Simul'aneous Sights of Two Stars Used for Intercepts £ Cosine £ Haversine Method £ Star Identification £ Solution by ABC Tables £ Graphical Solution £ Greek Alphabet.