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<p>A <b>nautical almanac</b> is a publication describing the positions of a selection of <a href="page.php?w=celestial_bodies">celestial bodies</a> for the purpose of enabling <a href="page.php?w=navigator">navigator</a>s to use <a href="page.php?w=celestial_navigation">celestial navigation</a> to determine the position of their ship while at sea. The Almanac specifies for each whole hour of the year the position on the Earth's surface (in <a href="page.php?w=declination">declination</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Greenwich_meridian">Greenwich</a> <a href="page.php?w=hour_angle">hour angle</a>)</p><p>
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