{"product_id":"celestial-navigation-made-easy-using-a-pocket-calculator-9781592280261","title":"Celestial Navigation Made Easy: Using a Pocket Calculator","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelestial navigation has never been easier.  The modern mariner can be too modern for his own good  particularly when hes a thousand miles offshore and his expensive electronic navigation systems are disabled by lightning. Thats where CELESTIAL NAVIGATION MADE EASY comes in.  Beginning with a brief outline of the solar system  the longtime blue-water sailor Francois Meyrier provides a step-by-step guide to finding your position on the ocean  both with and without a pocket calculator. Meyriers ingenious method calls for only elementary math  so there is no need for lengthy sight reductions. Clear  carefully drawn illustrations will help orient novices  and provide a crucial brush-up for old salts. Chapters cover the sextant  weather  longitude and latitude  basic trigonometry  azimuth  meridian  troubleshooting  exercises and answers  and a chart of star locations.  No sailor should be without CELESTIAL NAVIGATION MADE EASY.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276901048373,"sku":"ByrdShop_1592280269","price":240.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781592280261.jpg?v=1780565817","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/celestial-navigation-made-easy-using-a-pocket-calculator-9781592280261","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}