The sea-mans practice, containing a fundamental problem in navigation, experimentally verified: namely, touching the compass of the earth and sea, and the quantity of a degree in our English measures. Also, an exact method or form of keeping a reckoning at sea in any kin or manner of sailing. With certain tables and other rules useful in navigation: as also the plotting and surveying of places: the latitude of the principal places in England: the finding of currents at sea, and what allowance is to be given in respect of them. By Richard Norwood, reader of the mathematicks

People / Organizations

• Richard Norwood (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for William Fisher, at the Postern-Gate near Tower-Hill; Robert Boulter, at the Turks-Head, and Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, near the Royal-Exchange, 1678. The thirteenth edition.; ..

Publication year

1678

ESTC No.

R181095

Grub Street ID

71862

Description

[6], 137, [1] p. : ill., tables, diagrams ; 4°.

Note

P. 119 has compass with rotating dial.