The seaman's complete daily assistant: being an easy and correct method of keeping a journal at sea. Containing Rules for working the Cases in Plain, Middle Latitude, and Mercator's Sailing, by the Table of Difference of Latitude and Departure. - And for finding the Latitude, Longitude, Amplitude, and Azimuth, by Observation. Illustrated by a sufficient Number of Examples. Likewise, Rules shewing how the Allowances are to be made for Lee-Way, Variation, Heave of the Sea, Setting of the Currents, &c. - And to correct the Dead Reckoning by an Observation, in all Cases. The new Method of finding the Latitude by two Altitudes of the Sun; and the finding the Longitude by the the Moon's Distance from the Sun, or a fixed Star; rendered easy to any common Capacity. To which are added, The Tables of Difference of Latitude and Departure to 300 Miles Distance; the New Solar Tables and Table of Natural Sines; with a larger and more correct Table of the Latitudes and Longitudes of Places, than any hitherto published; together with all the Tables necessary for the Seaman's Use in working a Day's Work at Sea. The whole constructed upon a new plan. By John Hamilton Moore, Author of the Practical Navigator, And formerly of the Royal Navy
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1. Verfasser: Moore, John Hamilton d. 1807 (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London printed for and sold by B. Law , in Ave Maria Lane ; G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster Row, Messrs. Sayer and Bennett, in Fleet-Street, and the author at No. 104, in the Minories, near Tower Hill M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]
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English Short Title Catalog, N21369
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