'Compact Data for Navigation and Astronomy 1996-2000', 1995
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
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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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
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