Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2011
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Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics VI, Proceedings of the IX Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA), held
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Astronomy and navigation are two sciences whose historical evolution have been linked for centuries through relationships of mutual dependency, up to the point of leading to a new science: astronomical or celestial navigation. Currently, astronomy has a very important well defined area within all university nautical degrees. Knowledge of astronomical navigation is still mandatory for deck officers in merchant ships. In the GPS era, practicing astronomical navigation has been relegated to a mere control procedure, and the tendency is to falling into disuse. Nevertheless, it is still the only method through which seamen can depend on their own means and knowledge to keep a track in a safe way. The new syllabi of our majors contemplates a drastic reduction of the contents of this subject, whose importance in the seafarer's profession we want to highlight in this paper.
López Varela P.
Manteiga Outeiro M.
Salgado Don A.
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