Wimperis, 1920, A Primer of Air Navigation
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H. E. Wimperis. A Primer of Air Navigation. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Eight Warren Street, 1920.
- Scan of full text at Internet Archive
- According to WorldCat the book was published in London, in the same year, by Constable & Company, Limited.
Wimperis on title page: Late Major, R.A.F.; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; formerly Scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambirdge; Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society; Head of Air Navigation Research Section, Air Ministry.
The book focuses on the large-scale reckoning necessary for navigation on trans-Atlantic and other long-distance flights (India to Australia and Capetown to Cairo).
| Original title | A Primer of Air Navigation |
|---|---|
| Simple title | A Primer of Air Navigation |
| Authors | Harry Egerton Wimperis |
| Date | 1920 |
| Countries | GB, US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | navigation, airplane, map, marine, astronomy, instrument |
| Journal | |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 128 |
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