- criss-crossing
lines which could be used to help set a ship's
bearing in
sailing between locations on the chart; the
region of
Earth covered by such charts...
-
Loxodromic navigation (from Gr**** λοξóς,
oblique, and δρóμος, path) is a
method of
navigation by
following a
rhumb line, a
curve on the
surface of the...
-
plane sailing,
oblique sailing,
current sailing,
globular sailing,
parallel sailing,
middle latitudes and Mercator's
sailing,
great circular sailing, astronomy...
-
against large waves when
sailing directly perpendicular to
oncoming surf. In a
cross sea scenario, that
becomes impossible as
sailing into one set of waves...
- tectonics, magmatism, and fore-arc
accretion during Palaeoproterozoic oblique convergence Photographs just in from
Paatusoq site 22
September 2014 v...
- wind on the object; such use of
cross wind
travel is used to
advantage by
sailing craft,
kiteboarding craft,
power kiting, etc. On the
other side, crosswind...
-
straight trees that
appeared to be
suitable for use as
masts and
yards for
sailing ships. However, when the
island was
occupied in 1788 by
convicts transported...
- (Greco-Roman) names, the
adjectival and
demonym forms normally derive from the
oblique stem,
which may
differ from the
nominative form used in
English for the...
- The djong, jong, or jung is a type of
sailing ship
originating from Java that was
widely used by Javanese,
Sundanese sailors. The word was and is spelled...
- (legend) are
round and drooping, the
inner strokes are
curved in a
short oblique arc, and the
character "日" (Ri) in the
middle is
extremely round. There...
