Mercator sailing

noun

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sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.

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Also, one of the examples of Mercator sailing to be done by both the Inspection and Logarithmic method.

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Say distance is 1600 miles measured by dividers or secured by Mercator Sailing Method.

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Spend the rest of the period in getting times from the N. A., getting true altitudes from observed altitudes, working examples in Mercator sailing, etc.

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If oblique, it is solved by middle latitude, or Mercator sailing.

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Mercator projection Mercator track

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