'NavPac and Compact Data 2011-2014', 2010
Scope and Contents
Subtitled '.Astro-Navigation Methods and Software for the PC' (Taunton: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office). The accompanying CD-ROM contains compact astronomical data for 1 Jan. 1986 - 31 Dec. 2015 in ASCII format and NavPac Astro-Navigation software (Version 3.1.6) to enable navigators to compute their position at sea from observations made with a marine sextant using an IBM PC or compatible. The disc also contains a chapter from The Admiralty Manual... of Navigation on the practical aspects of sight reduction. The manual explaining NavPac’s features and the algorithms that form the basis of the software are described in the book.
See moreDates
- Creation: 2010
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 disc(s) (1 compact disc read-only memory)
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Catherine Hohenkerk, H.M. Nautical Almanac Office, 12 February 2010.
Finding aid date
2010-02-12 11:17:44+00:00
Repository Details
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