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Continuous Plotting of Astronomical Position Lines Using A.P. 3270

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

D. H. Sadler
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Extract

The most attractive features of Lieutenant-Commander R. B. Michell's method of plotting astronomical position lines with a ‘star lattice’ are that (a) plotting, relative to the moving D.R. position, is possible immediately after the sight is taken; (b) the whole process is continuous.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 1954 , pp. 111 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1954

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