NavList:

Zed, there are a number of *in*expensive books out there which give you a good
grounding and a logical presentation for celestial nav. There are also some web
sites that present the basics for the same purpose. If you have broadband or
patience the web may suffice. If you prefer to do your learning from paper, some
of the books are not unreasonable and these days they can be bought used as
well.

Mixter's Primer of Navigation is one classic that is presented in a very clear
style, it walks you through the history and the options without making you fear
math. If you search on "sextant navigation book" you'll get many hits. Some just
try to show you how to use the instrument, others delve deeper into the
background, the math, the options.

Online you can also find "Bowditch", published by the US government, which may
be information overload and just too much to start with but an excellent free
reference that covers many areas.

If you can make it to Mystic, CT the weekend of June 16th (?) there will be a
wealth of navigation activity going on, courtey of Frank Reed.

It all depends on where you want to start, and what approach works best for you.
Ten years ago, without the internet resources, you would have been faced with
many dollars in new book purchases because so few are in local libraries.

Not today!<G>


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