{"product_id":"bowditch-1984-ed-vol-1-2-book-set-hardcover","title":"1984 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 1 - Hardcover Books (Set of 2, 7 x 10)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eReprinted as a two hardcover book set\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pc-about\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume I of the American Practical Navigator (“Bowditch,” Pub. No. 9) is the narrative text of the book; Volume II holds the tables. The 1984 edition of Volume I, published by the Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic\/Topographic Center, runs to 1,414 pages, so Paradise Cay reprints it as two 7 x 10 inch hardcover books of 684 and 748 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1984 text opens with a history of navigation and moves through chart projections, aids to navigation and the nautical chart; piloting and dead reckoning, compass error, the sailings and tide and current predictions; and celestial navigation from navigational astronomy and the almanac to sight reduction and identifying celestial bodies. Later parts cover ship weather routing, polar and lifeboat navigation, navigational safety, oceanography, weather and tropical cyclones, and electronics, from radio direction finding and radar to satellite and inertial navigation. Appendices include almanac extracts and buoyage systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParadise Cay offers this edition as a study aid for celestial navigation. Its tables companion is the 1981 Volume II, sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"product-details\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduct Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBook\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBook Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions (IN)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 x 10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e684, 748 pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSupplier\/Publisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParadise Cay Publications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePublished Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781937196509, 9781937196516\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDate Added\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFebruary 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pc-book-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 684 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 x 10 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\/Distributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paradise Cay Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67856813326581,"sku":"POD020","price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/2198\/0149\/files\/POD020_104.jpg?v=1793863219","url":"https:\/\/paracay.com\/products\/bowditch-1984-ed-vol-1-2-book-set-hardcover","provider":"Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}