The sea-man's 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 kind or manner of sailing. With certain tables and other rules useful in navigation: as also 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

All titles

• The sea-man's 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 kind or manner of sailing. With certain tables and other rules useful in navigation: as also 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
• Sea man's practice; Seamans practice

People / Organizations

• Richard Norwood (Author)
• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by A. Godbid and J. Playford, for William Fisher, at the Postern-Gate, near Tower-Hill, T. Passenger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, R. Boulter at the Turks-Head, and R. Smith at the Bible in Cornhill, 1680. The fourteenth edition; ..

Publication year

1680

ESTC No.

R181096

Grub Street ID

71863

Description

[6], 137, [1] p. ; 4°.

Note

Signatures: A-S]4.