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'Compact Data for Navigation and Astronomy 1996-2000', 1995

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 33/5/3

Scope and Contents

(London: H.M. Stationery Office), with an accompanying floppy disc that was sent as a replacement for the original disc that is found with the volume. The disc contains the compact astronomical data for 1 Jan. 1986 - 31 Dec. 2000 in ASCII format and a software package called NavPac to enable navigators to compute their position at sea from observations made with a marine sextant using an IBM PC or compatible. The book includes a manual at the end explaining the features of NavPac.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

2 disc(s) (2 floppy discs)

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Catherine Hohenkerk, H.M. Nautical Almanac Office, 18 October 1995 and 23 January 1996.

Finding aid date

2007-01-11 10:15:39+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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