The vvhole art of navigation; in five books. Containing I. The principles of navigation and geometry. II. The principles of astronomy. III. The practical part of navigation. IV. The description and use of such instruments, as are useful in taking observations at sea, and therein, the use of a large new sinical quadrant, performing with more exactness than any yet extant, all questions relating to navigation; rendered so easie as to be understood by the meanest capacity. V. Useful tables in navigation, wherein those of the suns and stars declination and right ascension, &c. are newly calculated. The whole delivered in a very easie and familiar stile, by way of dialogue between a tutor and his scholar; approved by the ablest mathematicians. By Captain Daniel New-House

All titles

• The vvhole art of navigation; in five books. Containing I. The principles of navigation and geometry. II. The principles of astronomy. III. The practical part of navigation. IV. The description and use of such instruments, as are useful in taking observations at sea, and therein, the use of a large new sinical quadrant, performing with more exactness than any yet extant, all questions relating to navigation; rendered so easie as to be understood by the meanest capacity. V. Useful tables in navigation, wherein those of the suns and stars declination and right ascension, &c. are newly calculated. The whole delivered in a very easie and familiar stile, by way of dialogue between a tutor and his scholar; approved by the ablest mathematicians. By Captain Daniel New-House
• Whole art of navigation

People / Organizations

• Daniel Newhouse (Author)
• Thomas Sawbridge ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Tho. Passinger at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, and Tho. Sawbridge and E. Playford in Little Britain, 1686.

Publication year

1686

ESTC No.

R42214

Grub Street ID

123639

Description

[20], 199, 100-124, 121-152, 253-311, [1], 128, 113-131, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (folded) : ill., diagrams, tables ; 4°.

Note

With additional engraved title page ([a]1r)

Imprimatur on leaf pi1v: James R. ... we do accordingly hereby grant our royal license and priviledge unto the said Captain Daniel New-house, ... for and during the term of fourteen years, ... Given at our court at White-hall the sixteenth day of October, 1685. in the first year of our reign. By His Majesty's command. Sunderland

Each collection of tables with divisional title page

Book 5 has separate pagination beginning on quire 3A

Either an imprint variant of the 1685 edition, or a reissue with cancel title page.