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Product Identifiers

PublisherNaval Institute Press

ISBN-10155750248X

ISBN-139781557502483

eBay Product ID (ePID)23038597703

Product Key Features

Number of Pages464 Pages

Publication NameDutton's Nautical Navigation

LanguageEnglish

SubjectNavigation, Military / Naval, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Astronomy

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTransportation, Science, History

AuthorThomas J. Cutler

SeriesBlue and Gold Professional Library

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight54.5 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width8.7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number15

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-011183

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal623.89

SynopsisAs paper navigational charts are replaced by vector images on computer screens, magnetic compasses enhanced by digital flux gate technology, and chronometers joined by atomic clocks, the demand has been mounting for an extensive update to the classic reference known worldwide as Dutton's. To meet the varied needs of today's recreational, naval, and commercial navigators the Naval Institute introduced this new edition of a guide that has remained the seafarers' choice for more than three-quarters of a century., As paper navigational charts are replaced by vector images on computer screens, magnetic compasses enhanced by digital flux gate technology, and chronometers joined by atomic clocks, the demand has been mounting for an extensive update to the classic reference known worldwide as Dutton's. To meet the varied needs of today's recreational, naval, and commercial navigators the Naval Institute introduces this new edition of a guide that has remained the seafarers' choice for more than three-quarters of a century. It blends the traditional navigation techniques first compiled by Benjamin Dutton in 1926 with technological marvels of the twenty-first century to authoritatively cover all phases of surface navigation. For example, while the book acknowledges that many navigators still peer into the skies through sextant telescopes, it also helps them take full advantage of man-made Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. Valued as both an indispensable quick reference and a comprehensive text, Dutton's makes accessible such foreboding subjects as spherical trigonometry through the use of step-by-step explanations and examples that encourage practical use. To insure accuracy and relevancy, a board of experts made up of naval and Coast Guard officers, merchant mariners, accredited harbor pilots, and sea-service academy professors, has carefully reviewed this fifteenth edition. The result is an unparalleled treatment of the art and science of nautical navigation that both amateur and veteran navigators will use to safely navigate the waters of the world.

LC Classification NumberVK555.D9597 2003