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The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed s...

The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed s...

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The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars [electronic resource] : Also, rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's age, time of high-water, with tables for the same; and the courses, distances, and soundings of the coasts of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, &c. And a table of latitude and longitude, of the principal ports, head-lands, and islands in the world; first calculated by John Tap: now rectified and enlarg'd with many additions. Viz. A new exact table of the north-star, and new tables of 65 of the principal fixed-stars, their coming upon the meridian every day; with their right ascension and declination, &c. With a discovery of the long hidden secret of longitude, by Henry Bond, teacher of the mathematicks. And many other rules and tables added, very useful in the art of navigation. By Henry Philippes, philo nauticus.

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Full title

The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars [electronic resource] : Also, rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's age, time of high-water, with tables for the same; and the courses, distances, and soundings of the coasts of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, &c. And a table of latitude and longitude, of the principal ports, head-lands, and islands in the world; first calculated by John Tap: now rectified and enlarg'd with many additions. Viz. A new exact table of the north-star, and new tables of 65 of the principal fixed-stars, their coming upon the meridian every day; with their right ascension and declination, &c. With a discovery of the long hidden secret of longitude, by Henry Bond, teacher of the mathematicks. And many other rules and tables added, very useful in the art of navigation. By Henry Philippes, philo nauticus.

Publisher

London : printed for Richard Mount at the Postern on Tower-Hill, 1696.

Alternative title

Seamans kalender.
Ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars.

Date

1696.

Record Identifier

74VvXMvBMzpb

MMS ID

991010937829702626

Language

English

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Physical content

160 p. : ill., tables.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for Richard Mount at the Postern on Tower-Hill, 1696.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1696.

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars [electronic resource] : Also, rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's age, time of high-water, with tables for the same; and the courses, distances, and soundings of the coasts of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, &c. And a table of latitud...

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Notes

General note

Identified as Wing A2537C on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 1803.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Citation / References Note

Wing (2nd ed.) T164.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1803:25; 2080:13)

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74VvXMvBMzpb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvXMvBMzpb

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MMS ID

991010937829702626