An epitome of navigation [electronic resource] : containing the doctrine of plain and spherical tria...
An epitome of navigation [electronic resource] : containing the doctrine of plain and spherical triangles, and their use and application in plain sailing, mercator's sailing, and great circle sailing, as also in astronomy and geography, and rules for finding the variation of the compass, and correcting the course. Together with tables of the sun and stars right ascension and declination, of the latitude and longitude of places, of meridional parts. Likewise a traverse-table, a perpetual almanack; and other things very useful in the art of navigation. And the logarithm sines and tangents, with the logarithms of natural numbers, from 1 to 10000, according to those exact tables formerly set forth. By Henry Gellibrand.
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London : printed for Richard Mount, at the Postern on Tower-hill, 1698.
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Table of logarithms of absolute numbers, from and unite to 10000.
Several tables necessary in navigation.
Appendix containing the use of the cross-staff, quadrant and nocturnal in navigation.
Date
1698.
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English
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[4], 55, [249] p., 2 leaves of plates : ill., tables.
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Publisher
London : printed for Richard Mount, at the Postern on Tower-hill, 1698.
Edition
This edition (with many new additions) is carefully corrected by Euclid Speidell, student in the mathematicks.
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England
Date Published
1698.
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An epitome of navigation [electronic resource] : containing the doctrine of plain and spherical triangles, and their use and application in plain sailing, mercator's sailing, and great circle sailing, as also in astronomy and geography, and rules for finding the variation of the compass, and correcting the course. Together with tables of the sun an...
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"Several tables necessary in navigation.." has separate dated title page; further text is not paginated and register begins on signature E.
Caption title: An appendix containing the use of the cross-staff, quadrant and nocturnal in navigation., begins on pg. [49]; register is continuous.
Reproduction of the original at the British Library....
Citation / References Note
Wing (2nd ed.) G477.
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 ; 2005:17)
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74VvdNDa8pDA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvdNDa8pDA
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991005958609702626