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celestial navigation

Description: A navigation method that uses observations of the Sun, Moon, stars, or planets to determine position and direction.
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An introduction to the mathematics and methods of astrodynamics
1987 · Richard H. Battin · Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) · 1,734
Virtues of the Haversine
1984 · Roger W. Sinnott · Sky and Telescope · 895
Avionics Navigation Systems
1997 · Kayton, Myron, Fried, Walter R. · Wiley eBooks · 636
Methods of orbit determination
1970 · P. R. Escobal · Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) · 369
Textbook on Spherical Astronomy
1977 · W. M. Smart · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 352
Insect orientation to polarized moonlight
2003 · Marie Dacke, Dan-Eric Nilsson, et al. · Nature · 346
Astronautical Guidance
1964 · Richard H. Battin · 338
Vision in the dimmest habitats on Earth
2004 · Eric Warrant · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 319
Methods of Celestial Mechanics
2005 · Gerhard Beutler · Astronomy and astrophysics library · 278
Visual spatial memory in desert ants,Cataglyphis bicolor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
1979 · R. Wehner, F. Räber · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 259
Calculating the position of the sun
1978 · Robert Walraven · Solar Energy · 259
Dung Beetles Use the Milky Way for Orientation
2013 · Marie Dacke, Emily Baird, et al. · Current Biology · 250
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Inertial navigation as a basis for animal navigation
1964 · John S. Brlow · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 250
Visual Perception of Location and Distance
1996 · Jack M. Loomis, José A. Da Silva, et al. · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 246
The significance of direct sunlight and polarized skylight in the ant’s celestial system of navigation
2006 · Rüdiger Wehner, Martin Müller · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 236
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Heavenly mathematics: the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry
2013 · Choice Reviews Online · 206
Movements and Swimming Behavior of Three Species of Sharks in La Jolla Canyon, California
2002 · A. Peter Klimley, Sallie C. Beavers, et al. · Environmental Biology of Fishes · 191
Experiments on Bird Orientation *.
1952 · Gustav Kramer. · Ibis · 190
The ant’s celestial compass system: spectral and polarization channels
1997 · R. Wehner · Birkhäuser Basel eBooks · 170
Polarized-Light Navigation by Insects
1976 · Rüdiger Wehner · Scientific American · 169
Sun Navigation Requires Compass Neurons in Drosophila
2018 · Ysabel Milton Giraldo, Katherine J. Leitch, et al. · Current Biology · 160
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The Stellar-Orientation System of a Migratory Bird
1975 · Stephen T. Emlen · Scientific American · 151
Himmel und Erde in Konkurrenz bei der Orientierung der Bienen
1954 · K. v. Frisch, M. Lindauer · Die Naturwissenschaften · 143
Navigation: Principles of Positioning and Guidance
2003 · Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof, Klaus Legat, et al. · 140
The Interaction of Stars and Magnetic Field in the Orientation System of Night Migrating Birds
1975 · Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko · Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie · 140
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Citation count: 25,020
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