The present text is designed for students of marine college navigation departments. It will also be an excellent guide for navigators. It presents the principles of spherical astronomy, information on the design and application of astronomical and computation instruments and devices, elucidates the methods of nautical astronomy, tells about marine astronomical almanacs and time service. The book contains practical advice concerning observations and the processing of nautical astronomy data.Nautical Astronomy was written by two prominent Soviet specialists in the field. At the time of the original 1970 publication in the Soviet Union, Boris Krasatsev was an Associate Professor of the Chair of Astronomy at the Leningrad Marine Engineering College named after Admiral Makarov. He is one of the authors of the Handbook for Navy Navigators, which is very popular among Soviet seamen. Professor Boris Khlyustin, Doctor of Naval Sciences, is the author of a well-known text on nautical astronomy and of a number of scientific papers.

This text focuses on the history of the development of hand-held celestial navigation instruments, offering descriptions of the tools used. It also includes a glossary of technical terms.

An ideal introduction to astronomy and astro navigation. 178 letter size pages packed with full colour illustrations, detailed diagrams and clear explanations. This book focuses on those aspects of astronomy that are essential for a complete understanding of astro navigation - a must for sailors, navigators, nautical colleges and navigation tutors. Teachers and students of many other subjects including geography and mathematics will also find this book interesting, entertaining and very informative. The only book of its kind! The final book of the 'Astro Navigation Demystified' trilogy, Author's preface: Astronomy is a vast and complex subject and when I was taught astro navigation, I often wished my tutor would 'cut to the chase' and focus on only those aspects of astronomy that were relevant. When I taught navigation myself, I searched high and low for an astronomy book that would allow me to pick out just those topics that I needed to teach my students but I was never able to find one. For many years, I meant to write such a book myself to help other astro navigation tutors and students and now, at last, I have found time to do so.

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