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Download or read book The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2013 written by . This book was released on 2012-05-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -OVERSTOCK SALE -Significantly reduced list price For over 150 years the United States Nautical Almanac Office has published The Nautical Almanac, first as part of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, and then on its own, to provide the US Navy with a convenient form of the astronomical data used for celestial navigation. This book is still the standard resource for marine celestial navigation for the U.S. Navy. The book is produced in collaboration with Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the UK. That Office maintains the copyright on the material it produces. The Nautical Almanac contains the following data tabulated at hourly intervals to a precision of 0.1 arcminute: the Greenwich hour angle and declination of the Sun, Moon, and navigational planets; the Greenwich hour angle of Aries; positions of the navigational stars; rise and set times of the Sun and Moon for a range of latitudes; and other data. Each edition also contains a sight reduction tab≤ sight reduction formulas; and various correction tables for sight reduction. There is a useful concise sight reduction form at the back of the book. The Nautical Almanac is available 9 months in advance of its edition date. Related products Updated edition- Year 2017:The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2017 is avaialble here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00248-0 Current edition: Year 2016: Nautical Almanac for the Year 2016 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00244-7 For comparisons and research, previous year existing volumes are included below: The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00236-6 Nautical Almanac for the Year 2012 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00227-7 Nautical Almanac for the Year 2011 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00223-4 Nautical Almanac for the Year 2010 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00220-0 Nautical Almanac for the Year 2009 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00215-3 Nautical Almanac for Year 2007 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00208-1 Nautical Almanac for the Year 2006 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00205-6
