The mariners new kalendar. Containing the principles of arithmetick and geometry; with the extraction of the square and cube root. Also rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's age, time of high-water, with tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, declination, and right ascension. Of the right ascension and declination of the principal fixed stars. Of the latitude and longitude of places. A large table of difference of latitude and departure, for the exact working a traverse. Also the description and use of the sea-quadrant, forestaf and nocturnal. The problems of plain sailing and astronomy, wrought by the logarithms, and by Gunter's scale. A rutter for the coasts of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, &c. And the soundings coming into the Channel. With directions for sailing into some principal harbors. By Nath. Colson, student in the mathematicks

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• The mariners new kalendar. Containing the principles of arithmetick and geometry; with the extraction of the square and cube root. Also rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's age, time of high-water, with tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, declination, and right ascension. Of the right ascension and declination of the principal fixed stars. Of the latitude and longitude of places. A large table of difference of latitude and departure, for the exact working a traverse. Also the description and use of the sea-quadrant, forestaf and nocturnal. The problems of plain sailing and astronomy, wrought by the logarithms, and by Gunter's scale. A rutter for the coasts of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, &c. And the soundings coming into the Channel. With directions for sailing into some principal harbors. By Nath. Colson, student in the mathematicks
• Mariner's new calendar; Large and very useful table of difference of latitude & departure

People / Organizations

• Nathaniel Colson (Author)
• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by J. Darby, for William Fisher, at the Postern-Gate near Tower-Hill; Thomas Passenger, at the three Bibles on London-Bridg; and Eliz. Smith, at the Bible in Corn-hill, near the Royal-Exchange, 1688.

Added name

Colson, John, active 1671-1709.

Publication year

1688

ESTC No.

R174104

Grub Street ID

67398

Description

144, 147-154, 153-159, [1] : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4°.

Note

Signatures: A-V]4

Register and text continuous despite pagination

"Advertisement." on A2v is signed: John Colson

"A large and very useful table of difference of latitude & departure, in minutes and tenth parts, to every degree and quarter-point of the compass: for the exact working of a travers. London, printed by John Darby for William Fisher, at the Postern-Gate near Tower-Hill, 1681. has a separate dated titlepage on P1r; register and pagination are continuous.