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The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2007

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Publisher : Government Printing Office

Page : 362 pages

File Size : 31,58 MB

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Category : Reference

ISBN : 9780160873447

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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Presents data for use in astronomical navigation at sea. Includes Jupiter, Saturn, selected stars, our Sun, our Moon, twilight, sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, and Moonset. Includes "Index to Selected Stars, 2007" and "Altitude correction tables for Sun, Stars, Planets" on a separate sheet.. This volume can be used as a comparison with current volumes of this title. Related products: US Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Navigational Charts collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-navigation-guides/usace-navigational-charts Almanacs & Navigation Guide resources can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-navigation-guides Other products produced by the U.S. Navy, Naval Observatory (USNO) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/927















The Nautical Almanac 2007

Author : Great Britain: H.M. Nautical Almanac Office

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Page : 358 pages

File Size : 37,67 MB

Release : 2006-01-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780118873383

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The Almanac provides key astronomical information for every kind of sea-going vessel, from cruise liners to fishing boats. It contains tabulations for the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations. It also gives times of sunrise, sunset, twilights, moonrise and moonset for use in the planning of observations; interpolation and altitude correction tables; as well as the phases of the Moon; a pole-star table; diagrams and notes for the identification of stars and planets; information on eclipses of the Sun and Moon; and the standard times of most countries. It is prepared jointly by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office and the US Naval Observatory, to meet the requirements of the Royal Navy and the US Navy.