The American Practical Navigator

The American Practical Navigator  (1802)  by the United States government Section 1: Short Title and Table of Contents

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Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, Glossary, Acronyms

THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR

AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION

Originally By

Nathaniel Bowditch, LL.D.

Table of Contents

• Title Page
• Chapter 1 - Introduction to Marine Navigation
• Chapter 2 - Geodesy and Datums in Navigation
• Chapter 3 - Nautical Charts
• Chapter 4 - Nautical Publications
• Chapter 5 - Short Range Aids to Navigation
• Chapter 6 - Compasses
• Chapter 7 - Dead Reckoning
• Chapter 8 - Piloting
• Chapter 9 - Tides and Tidal Current
• Chapter 10 - Radio Waves
• Chapter 11 - Satellite Navigation
• Chapter 12 - LORAN Navigation
• Chapter 13 - Radar Navigation
• Chapter 14 - Electronic Charts
• Chapter 15 - Navigational Astronomy
• Chapter 16 - Instruments for Celestial Navigation
• Chapter 17 - Azimuths and Amplitudes
• Chapter 18 - Time
• Chapter 19 - The Almanacs
• Chapter 20 - Sight Reduction
• Chapter 21 - Navigational Mathematics
• Chapter 22 - Calculations and Conversions
• Chapter 23 - Navigational Errors
• Chapter 24 - The Sailings
• Chapter 25 - Navigation Processes
• Chapter 26 - Emergency Navigation
• Chapter 27 - Navigation Regulations
• Chapter 28 - Maritime Safety Systems
• Chapter 29 - Hydrography
• Chapter 30 - The Oceans
• Chapter 31 - Ocean Currents
• Chapter 32 - Waves, Breakers and Surf
• Chapter 33 - Ice Navigation
• Chapter 34 - Weather Elements
• Chapter 35 - Tropical Cyclones
• Chapter 36 - Weather Observations
• Chapter 37 - Weather Routing
• Glossary
• Acronyms

External links

• NIMA

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).