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Dutch to English translations [PRO] Astronomy & Space / Astronomy | |||||||
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| Selected response from: jarry (X) South Africa Local time: 02:15 | ||||||
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4 +1 | ... the exact positioning instrument. |
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4 | positioner |
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4 | the sextant enables one to calculate the exact position at sea and in the air. |
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3 | a position fix |
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positioner Explanation: Ref.: ... The skipper also has an autopilot and positioning systems, the GPS (satellite positioner precise to a few tens of meters near) and the sextant. ... members.aol.com/scherzoplus/english/race.html ... If you want to find your longitude with a sextant, the angle between the sun ... Modern sailors can fix their position with an electronic global positioner or GPS. ... www.sfo.com/~parvin/scriptmeasureII.html |
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... the exact positioning instrument. Explanation: I don't think you should attempt to translate the noun "positiebepaler" as such. |
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a position fix Explanation: Searched on Google. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-08 18:06:20 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- as in: is used to give a position fix |
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the sextant enables one to calculate the exact position at sea and in the air. Explanation: Hi Cynth! I asked my husband's advice here who was trained as a pilot. You will probably know that a sextant by itself does not provide you the location, such as a dial, or other instrument. By 'shooting stars' the pilot or sailor can locate his or her position by carrying out calculations. So I would throw the sentence around a bit. Grz. Marijke Where ARE we? ... a sextant is a handheld instrument ... the basic terms. The BEST Celestial Navigation ... The Nautical Almanac and Astrological Ephemeris ... 1700s, one could buy a sextant ... members.aol.com/tleighu/Navigation.html PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - Kiribati ... After I take my sights I return my sextant to its case and proceed to calculate our position. Under the irritating brightness of ... www.pbs.org/odyssey/odyssey/ 20010102_log_transcript.html |
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