Ageton manual celestial navigation

Arthur Ainslie Ageton (Octo – Ap) was a naval officer, ambassador, writer, and writing teacher. He was the United States Ambassador to Paraguay from September 9, to Ap. He was also a rear admiral in the Navy for several years. He wrote or cowrote several books including The Naval Officers guide, Admiral Ambassador to Russia, Manual of Celestial. Details about Vintage book Manual of Celestial Navigation CDR Ageton US Naval Academy See original listing. Vintage book Manual of Celestial Navigation CDR Ageton US Naval Academy: Condition: Used “ Binding is good, but wear to End date: .  · Manual of Celestial Navigation, A. Ageton, Arthur A. Published by July , Hardcover. Save for Later. From OLD WORKING BOOKS Bindery (Est. ) (West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.) AbeBooks Seller Since 27 October Seller Rating. Quantity: 1. View all .

pages in this first edition book as on page 1 at bottom left Annapolis, Maryland April 1, There is an extra page included subject Stars. Picture 6 shows this. D. Van Nostrand, NY, Sept., Second edition. 7" x 9 3/4". VG+ condition with mild wear too a corner and heel. A lot of new books have been written and new methods have been developed since , and I've read and tried them all, but in my opinion nobody explains Celestial Navigation better than Ageton. His book unlocked the mystery of Celestial Nav. for me. Not a "cookbook" view but a real explanation that promotes real understanding of the material.

Maxwell, Allen, Nautical Astronomy, Ann Arbor, Michigan,. Another first rate book; stresses logarithms. Ageton, Arthur, Manual of Celestial Navigation, D. I have a edition of HO and also Agetons manual in Samuel Herrick, THE ACCURACY OF AGETON'S METHOD IN CELESTIAL NAVIGATION. He was a nautical school teacher. Some used the Sight Reduction Tables HO Very popular also were the Ageton Tables which used to be in the.