I'm trying to figure out the necessary azimuth and elevation angles for an antenna located at 42 degrees, 06 minutes N lat, 76 degrees, 13 minutes W long, pointing towards a geosynchonous satellite at ...

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(1) NAUTICAL astronomy is simply the application of spherical trigonometry to the problem of ascertaining the latitude and longitude at sea by observations of the heavenly bodies; as also the errors ...

The altitude and azimuth instruments made by Edward Troughton in London from the 1790s were remarkably stable and accurate, and Troughton & Simms continued this tradition. Indeed, Frederick W. Simms ...