Chapter One Namerical Numerical Interpolation 1
Section One Proportional Interpolation 2
Section Two Interpolation by Rate of Change 6
Chapter Two Spherical Trigonometry 12
Section One Spherical Geometry 12
Section Two Spherical Triangle 17
Section Three Functional Relationship of Sides and Angles in a Spherical Triangle 24
Chapter Three Basic Principles of Error Theory 44
Section One Basic Knowledge of Observation 45
Section Two The Characteristics and Measurement Criteria of Random Error 48
Section Three Probability Distribution of Random Error 49
Section Four Arithmetic Mean Value and Least-squares Procedure 52
Section Five Law of Propagation of Error 57
Section Six Adjustment of Equal-Precision Observation 62
Section Seven Precision Estimation for the Most Probable Ship Position 79
Chapter Four Spherical Curve 102
Section One Spherical Coordinates 102
Section Two Spherical Curves 105
Section Three Conversion of Geodetic Coordinates 116
References 128