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  • 1Lunar distance (navigation) — For the history of the lunar distance method, see History of longitude. Finding Greenwich time while at sea using a lunar distance. The Lunar Distance is the angle between the Moon and a star (or the Sun). The altitudes of the two bodies are used …

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  • 2Alhazen — For the Moon crater, see Alhazen (crater). For the asteroid, see 59239 Alhazen. Alhazen Alhazen (Ibn al Haytham) …

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  • 3Navigational Algorithms — is a source of information whose purpose is to make available the scientific part of the art of navigation, containing specialized articles and software that implements the various procedures of calculus. The topics covered are: Celestial… …

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  • 4Minute of arc — This article is about geometry. For firearms terminology, see Minute of Angle. A minute of arc, arcminute, or minute of angle (MOA), is a unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth (1⁄60) of one degree. In turn, a second of arc or… …

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  • 5Dennis Rawlins — Born 1937 (age 73–74) Baltimore, Maryland, United States Nationality American Occupation Astronomer, Historian, Publisher Dennis Rawlins (born 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American astronomer, historian, and publisher …

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  • 6Ulugh Beg — Ulugh Bek Forensic facial reconstruction Born March 22, 1394 Sultaniyeh Died October 27, 1449 Occupation …

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  • 7History of navigation — In the pre modern history of human migration and discovery of new lands by navigating the oceans, a few peoples have excelled as sea faring explorers. Prominent examples are the Phoenicians, the ancient Greeks, the Persians, the Arabians, the… …

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  • 8Ulugh Beg Observatory — The trench. In …

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  • 9Lunar — Lu nar (l[=u] n[ e]r), a. [L. lunaris, fr. luna the moon. See {Luna}, and cf. {Lunary}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling the moon; orbed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Measured by the revolutions… …

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  • 10Lunar caustic — Lunar Lu nar (l[=u] n[ e]r), a. [L. lunaris, fr. luna the moon. See {Luna}, and cf. {Lunary}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling the moon; orbed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Measured by the… …

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