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Accuracy Contours for Horizontal Angle Position Lines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

E. M. Goodwin  and
J. F. Kemp
E. M. Goodwin
Affiliation:
(City of London Polytechnic)
J. F. Kemp
Affiliation:
(City of London Polytechnic)
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This paper describes a method of constructing accuracy contours for a position line obtained by observing the horizontal angle between two stations. An example is given using an estimate made, from experimental evidence, of the observational errors that are likely to occur when such angles are measured by sextant. A recent paper by Cotter described the historical development of this method of obtaining a position line.

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , October 1973 , pp. 481 - 485
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1973

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1Cotter, C. H. (1972). A brief history of the method of fixing by horizontal angles. This Journal, 25, 528Google Scholar