PRIMER OF NAVIGATION

a well-known practical textbook on navigation written by Colonel George W. Mixter (1876--1947) and first published in 1940. (A primer is an introductory book containing basic facts on a subject.) The book was written to teach navigation to beginners but also included information on the subject which even the most experienced captains and sailors found valuable. It was published in 1940 (when World War II was already in progress in Europe and the US was about to enter it) and thus used in training many naval personnel in navigation-an estimated 100,000. A second edition was issued by Mixter in 1943, and, before he died in 1947, Mixter was working on plans for a third edition (to include the new developments in navigational aids and equipment which became available after World War II) with an associate named Ramon O. Williams. Williams completed the third edition himself in 1952 and since then several editions have been produced by others. Now, the Primer of Navigation by Mixter was the elementary textbook which kept the officers who stayed off the rocks off the rocks in World War II.a book written by Colonel George W. Mixter which lays out the basics of navigation. See also Mixter in this glossary. Now, the Primer of Navigation by Mixter was the elementary textbook which kept the officers who stayed off the rocks, off the rocks in World War II. - Study and Intention (18 Aug. 66) a well-known textbook on navigation written by American army colonel George W. Mixter (1876-1947). (A primer is an introductory book containing basic facts on a subject.) The book was written to provide a clearer and simpler textbook on navigation than was currently available. Published in 1940 during World War II (1939- 1945), it was used in training an estimated 100,000 naval personnel on the subject of navigation. A second edition was issued by Mixter in 1943. When he died in 1947 Mixter was working on plans for a third edition (to include the new developments in navigational aids and equipment which became available after World War II) with an associate named Ramon O. Williams. Williams completed the third edition himself in 1952 and since then several revised editions have been produced by others.