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The Use of Bisectors in Selecting the Most Probable Position

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

M. Bini
M. Bini
Affiliation:
(Italian Navy)
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Extract

Although the use of bisectors to select the most probable position determined from astronomical observations is well known, the system seems to have received insufficient recognition in current navigational literature. In what follows an attempt is made to assess the problem practically.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , July 1955 , pp. 195 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1955

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