MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01647cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2007035528
003 DLC
005 20081016105548.0
008 070827s2008 enka 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007035528
020 $a9780470516522 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0470516526 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn167513238
035 $a(OCoLC)167513238
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBAKER$dDLC
050 00 $aGV813$b.B785 2008
082 00 $a623.89$222
100 1 $aBuchan, Alastair.
245 10 $aPencil, paper and stars :$bthe handbook of traditional and emergency navigation /$cAlastair Buchan.
260 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aHoboken, N.J. :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$cc2008.
300 $avii, 187 p. :$bcol. ill., maps ;$c21 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aAn excellent art -- Another kind of sailing -- The first navigators -- All in the mind -- Passage planning -- A home made magnetic compass -- Direction from the sun -- Direction from the stars -- Direction from the moon -- Telling the time -- Dead reckoning and estimated positions -- Coastal navigation -- Home made sextants -- Sextant corrections -- Meridian sights -- Latitude from polaris -- Longitude -- Plane sailing -- Chartmaking -- Signs of landfall -- Accuracy.
650 0 $aYachting.
650 0 $aNavigation.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007035528-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007035528-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007035528-t.html