Real World Navigation

[brandtryan]

Does anyone have a good link/resource for real world navigation? I'm intrigued about how navigation was done before the advent of GPS, INS, etc. Obviously, I'm no sailor--but I'd like to learn/study the basics/fundamentals! :sunny:

[Buffalo9]

Go to Amazon and search for marine navigation, there is a plehtora of books. You can also do a quick google search.

[DeepIron]

Dutton's Navigation and Piloting... http://www.landfallnav.com/-bh023.html
now titled Dutton's Nautical Navigation.

I still have a copy of the 13th Edition (circa 1977). Best source I've ever found to teach both classcal and tech-based navigation. :up:

[brandtryan]

Thanks guys--checking them out now.:up:

[Takao]

The American Practical Navigator
1995 & 2002 editions are free downloads down in the External links section.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Practical_Navigator