"Any good primers on navigation?" Topic
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| tkdguy | 21 Sep 2016 11:43 p.m. PST |
Just as the title says. Keep in mind I'm a landlubber, and this is mainly for personal knowledge. I'm fairly decent at math, so that part shouldn't be a problem. Any recommendations would be helpful. Thanks in advance. |
 Saber6   | 22 Sep 2016 6:06 a.m. PST |
look for a service manual (Army, Navy). Basic training type skill set. |
 etotheipi  | 22 Sep 2016 7:10 a.m. PST |
Longitude by Dava Sobel. Covers a lot of things by focusing on the science history of one of the most important changes to navigation. |
| Tacitus | 22 Sep 2016 10:50 a.m. PST |
Longitude is also very easy for the lay person to understand, both technically and as history. |
| Terrement | 22 Sep 2016 11:05 a.m. PST |
Are you looking for navigation at sea? Over land? Background or specifics?For example, there is a big difference between reading map and compass to navigate over land, to navigation to a position on land using celestial navigation but without a chart. At sea there is a big difference between navigation among islands, along a coast or across an ocean. |
| tkdguy | 23 Sep 2016 2:03 a.m. PST |
I was looking mainly for navigation at sea. Coming from an astronomy background, celestial navigation is a must. Having said that, land navigation is good too. I do have a compass, so I should make some use of that. Thanks for the replies. I have to admit reading a Horatio Hornblower novel rekindled my interest in the subject, although I have thought about it before. |
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