The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 84National Geographic Society, 1943 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 76
Page 97
... stars used for reference in naviga- tion - the art of locating one's position on the earth's surface . He never can tell when such knowledge may save his own life or that of a comrade . If he knows the stars , along with even the ...
... stars used for reference in naviga- tion - the art of locating one's position on the earth's surface . He never can tell when such knowledge may save his own life or that of a comrade . If he knows the stars , along with even the ...
Page 100
... star groups . The arrow connecting the two stars in the front of the Big Dipper's bowl shows how they serve as " Pointers " to locate Polaris , the North Star , in the end of the tail of Ursa Minor , the Little Bear ( page 102 ) . Draco ...
... star groups . The arrow connecting the two stars in the front of the Big Dipper's bowl shows how they serve as " Pointers " to locate Polaris , the North Star , in the end of the tail of Ursa Minor , the Little Bear ( page 102 ) . Draco ...
Page 115
... Stars You Can See The stars visible to you depend upon your latitude . If you were to sail south , the stars in the north would sink gradually below the horizon behind you , and southern stars would rise over the curved surface of the ...
... Stars You Can See The stars visible to you depend upon your latitude . If you were to sail south , the stars in the north would sink gradually below the horizon behind you , and southern stars would rise over the curved surface of the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Africa aircraft American Army Air Forces awarded Badge battle birds blue Boeing bombers bombs boys British building Burma Byrd Antarctic Expedition cars Catalog Chief China civilian clouds Coast Guard color Company constellation crew deck decoration enemy engines equipment feet field fighting flying front garrison caps Geographic Society Kodachrome girls guns Harbor India insignia island Junior Kodachrome land Marine Corps MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS Medal of Honor miles military Milwaukee Road motor mountain NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE National Geographic Society natives naval Netherlands Timor night North officers Pacific pilot planes Plate port production radio railroads Red Cross road Schipperke service ribbons ship sleeve soldiers Staff Photographer stars Timor tion transport turtle U. S. Army U. S. Navy uniform United Victory WAR BONDS Washington wear weather wings women worn