An edition of Star Altitude Curves (1927)

Star altitude curves.

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Philip Van Horn Weems
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An edition of Star Altitude Curves (1927)

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This is one of the greatest refinements of celestial navigaton: Weems makes usable the idea of Beij. Each page shows curves of equal altitude for three stars, compensating for the refraction at 5000 feet above Mean Sea Level. Editions beginning in 1940 are larger, on better paper, and show the three stars' curves in different colors.

There are two early editions. The first, in 1927, is in mimeographed form--with the sky-blue ink on white paper. From 1928 to 1930 a black-ink on (now discolored) pulp paper edition came out.

Star altitude curves were plotted for Harold Gatty's use in navigating around the world in 1931.

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Weems system of navigation
Language
English
Pages
536

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Tables, Navigation (Aeronautics), Navigation

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Star altitude curves.: Positioned for epoch 1 January, 1945. Latitude 70 t̊o 80 n̊orth, latitude 80 t̊o 90 n̊orth.
1944, Weems system of navigation
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1940, Weems system of navigation
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Star altitude curves
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Star altitude curves.
1940, Weems system of navigation
in English - 3d ed. Latitude 40 t̊o 50 n̊orth. Positioned for epoch 1 Jan. 1945.
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Star altitude curves.
1940, Weems system of navigation
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Star altitude curves
1938, Weems System of Navigation
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Star Altitude Curves
1928, Rodney Stokes Press
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Simultaneous Star Altitude Curves, Weems's Simultaneous Star Altitude Curves
1927, Rodney Stokes Press
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Edition Notes

At foot of t.-p.: Copyright [by] P.V.H. Weems.
Tables and diagrams on lining-papers; 2 sheets (talbes) laid in.

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Annapolis, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
629.13254
Library of Congress
TL587 .W42 1940

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Pagination
3v. 536 p.
Number of pages
536

ID Numbers

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OL6425724M
LCCN
41027298
OCLC/WorldCat
1905277

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