The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014

The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2013-05-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780160917561

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 Nautical Almanac provides essential astronomical information for every kind of sea-going vessel, from cruise liners to fishing boats. It is fully comprehensive, containing a set of concise sight reduction tables for the navigator, together with all the necessary information needed for use in determining the position at sea from sextant observations. Nautical Almanac is essential for astro-navigation and used by many astro-teaching courses.

The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014

The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014
Author: Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780707741437

This almanac contains tabulations for the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations. A set of concise sight reduction tables is also provided for the navigator.

The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2014

The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2014
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2013
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780707741420

This text provides precise ephemerides and phenomena, for the Sun, Moon and their satellites and the bright stars.

Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2014

Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2014
Author: Nautical Almanac Office (U S )
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2011-12-29
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780160895586

Official publication produced in collaboration with Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the United Kingdom, the Nautical Almanac Office at the U.S. Naval Observatory. Contains selected data of general interest from The Astronomical Almanac including dates for Solar equinoxes, solstices, phases of the Moon; eclipse maps, dates for various planetary phenomena and sunrise/set, moonrise/set times and much more. Available two years in advance of its date. NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT. Significantly reduced price- Overstock List price

The Time Traveler's Almanac

The Time Traveler's Almanac
Author: Ann VanderMeer
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 961
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765374218

The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations. This marvelous volume includes nearly seventy journeys through time from authors such as Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, H. G. Wells, and Connie Willis, as well as helpful non-fiction articles original to this volume (such as Charles Yu's "Top Ten Tips For Time Travelers"). In fact, this book is like a time machine of its very own, covering millions of years of Earth's history from the age of the dinosaurs through to strange and fascinating futures, spanning the ages from the beginning of time to its very end. The Time Traveler's Almanac is the ultimate anthology for the time traveler in your life.

Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac

Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office
Publisher: University Science Books
Total Pages: 786
Release: 1992
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781891389450

This well-schooled text provides a detailed description of how to perform practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. It is an authoritative source on astronomical phenomena and calendars.