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American practical navigator: an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy (1914)

Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838, Logan, George Wood, 1868-1915, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Equipment · Washington, Govt. Print. Off · leaf 226

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he observersright. In the southern hemisphere, stand with theface to the wind; thestorm center will bear ten30° points to the observersleft. On the basis of theserules the tables hereaftergiven (art. 487) show thebearing of the centercorresponding to a wind FlQ- 74- of any direction. 483. To Fix… … Average fall of the barometerper hour. From 0. 02 to 0. 06 in.From 0. 06 to 0. 08 in.From 0. 08 to 0.12 in.From 0.12 to 0.15 in. Distance from the stormcenter. From 250 to 150 miles.From 150 to 100 miles.From 100 to 80 miles.From 80 to 50 miles. The table assumes that the vessel is hove-to in front…

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