(1) NAUTICAL astronomy is simply the application of spherical trigonometry to the problem of ascertaining the latitude and longitude at sea by observations of the heavenly bodies; as also the errors ...

MR. STEBBING'S “Navigation and Nautical Astronomy” is the most satisfactory treatise on the subject we have yet seen. The author's experience, as a man of university attainments, a naval instructor ...

Nautical navigation has a long history of innovation, from the compass and chronometer to today’s computer-driven autopilot systems. That said, the poor compatibility of electronics with saltwater has ...