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 or journal at sea in any kind 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 the 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 Richard Mount, and are to be sold at his shop at the Postern on Towerhill, 1699.

Publication year

1699

ESTC No.

R216234

Grub Street ID

91161

Description

[6], 129, [3] p. : ill. ; 4°.

Note

With a half-title

The final page includes the picture of a compass, with the following direction to the reader: "Place this in the rundle, Pag. 114".