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 kin or manner of sailing. With certain tables and other rules used 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

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• 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 kin or manner of sailing. With certain tables and other rules used 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
• Table for the difference of lattitude and departure from the meridian

People / Organizations

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

Imprint

London: printed by J.D. for R[ichard]. Mount, at the Postern on Tower-hill; and T. Passenger, at the Three Bibles and Star on London-Bridge, 1692.

Publication year

1692

ESTC No.

R181099

Grub Street ID

71866

Description

[4], 129, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., tables, diagrams ; 4°.

Note

Publisher's name from Wing (CD-ROM edition)

Divisional title page on leaf H1r: A table for the difference of lattitude and departure from the meridian·