Abstract
After the invention of the ship’s chronometer, the determination of the position of a ship became a classical operation, which is regularly applied even today, though it is now complemented by the reception of radiosignals.
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Smart, W. M.: 1943, Handbook of Sea Navigation, London, ch. 6.
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Minnaert, M.G.J. (1969). Finding your Position at Sea. In: Practical Work in Elementary Astronomy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3414-2_14
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