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Page 762
... Direction finders . To avoid the haz- ards marked on the charts , a mariner needs to know the vessel's exact position . By means of a sight fitted to the compass , the direction of any visible landmark or buoy can be measured . This ...
... Direction finders . To avoid the haz- ards marked on the charts , a mariner needs to know the vessel's exact position . By means of a sight fitted to the compass , the direction of any visible landmark or buoy can be measured . This ...
Page 765
... direction . By means of suitable electronic circuitry , it is possible to determine the exact orientation of a bar of such material and thus indicate precisely the direction of magnetic north . Compasses of this type require no rotat ...
... direction . By means of suitable electronic circuitry , it is possible to determine the exact orientation of a bar of such material and thus indicate precisely the direction of magnetic north . Compasses of this type require no rotat ...
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... direction as a stimu- lus moving on the skin of the animal , or during the act of reaching for an object and tracking it with the hand . These parietal neurons greatly depend on the state of vigilance . In monkeys that are apparently ...
... direction as a stimu- lus moving on the skin of the animal , or during the act of reaching for an object and tracking it with the hand . These parietal neurons greatly depend on the state of vigilance . In monkeys that are apparently ...
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