The history of celestial navigation: rise of the royal observatory and nautical almanacs /

The history of celestial navigation: rise of the royal observatory and nautical almanacs / P. kenneth seidelmann. Catherine Y. Hohenkerk Editors - Switerland; springer, c2020. - xvii, 332 p.: col.: 21 cm.

1 Before the nautical almanacs
2 King Charles and the founding of the royal observatory
3 Edmond Halley, Isaac newton and the longitude act of 1714
4 The first nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris
5 The British and American nautical almanacs in the 19th century
6 International cooperation
7 The almanacs in the 20th century: Computers and applications
8 References systems
9 Evolution of the nautical almanac and celestial navigation today


Includes Index: p.313-332


History

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