observed position
A position or fix determined by observing landmarks or other objects to find the position.
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All shell and deck plating, gunwale and keelson angles, and the side girders and angles were included in the calculation for the moment ofjinertia. The calculated and observed positions of the neutral axis are thus in fairly close agreement.
 See also: Out of trim, Sail shape, Forward, Close hauled, Heeling
  
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