Astronavigation: A Method for Determining Exact Position by the Stars
Author:   K.A. Zischka ,  Eric Ruark
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
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Pages:   328
Publication Date:   03 June 2017
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Author:   K.A. Zischka ,  Eric Ruark
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.534kg
ISBN:  

9783319479934


ISBN 10:   3319479938
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   03 June 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface.- Chapter One -- Terrestrial Navigation.- Chapter Two -- Astronavigation.- Chapter Three -- Methods for Reducing Measured Altitude to Apparent Altitude.- Chapter Four -- Some of the Instruments and Mathematics used by the Navigator.- Part II.- Chapter Five -- Elements of Astronomy As Used In Navigation.- Chapter Six -- Qualitative Description -- The Relevant Astronomical Phenomena.- Chapter Seven-- Quantitative Treatise of Those Phenomena.- Chapter Eight -- Ephemerides.- Appendices.- Bibliography.

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Kurt Anton Zischka received a Dr. of Science Degree at the Technische Hochschule in Darmstad. He went on to teach at the University of Saskatchewan and at the University of Windsor, Ontario, in the subject of Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics. He held a Visiting Appointment as a Professor at the University in Karlsruhe, Germany, and also had an appointment at the D.I. of F.R. in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Later, he worked for two years at a University in West Africa. He is also an avid sailor.

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