The mariner's compass rectified: Containing tables, shewing the true hour of the day, the sun being upon any point of the compass: With the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass, upon which they Rise and Set: With Tables of Amplitudes. Which Tables of Sun - Dials, Semidiurnal-Arches, and Amplitudes are calculated from the Equator to 60 Degrees of Latitude, either North or South. With the Description and Use of those Instruments most in Use in the Art of Navigation. Also a Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. By Andrew Wakeley, Mathematician. Enlarged with many useful additions, by J. Atkinson. The whole revised, and carefully corrected, with accurate Tables of the Sun's Declination, adjusted to the New-Stile. By William Mountaine, F.R.S
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wakely, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Pace & Son, on Tower-Hill, where you may have all sorts of sea-books 1758
Subjects:
Online Access:UEI01
BSB01
LCO01
SBR01
UBA01
UBG01
UBM01
UBR01
UBT01
UER01
Volltext
Item Description:English Short Title Catalog, T122851
Reproduction of original from British Library
The illustration on p.95 includes a revolving dial - Horizontal chain lines
With a half-title
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (272Seiten) ill 8°

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text