The whole art of navigation : Containing, the application of geometry and astronomy to the practice of plain and mercator's sailing; both performed either with, or without the logarithms. The description and use, at large, of the most necessary instruments for observations at sea the explanation of sea-terms, in an alphabetical order. The method of finding the variation of the compass by the sun's azimuth and amplitude; as also keeping a sea-journal, and the several ways of correcting the dead-reckoning, &c. with the most useful tables in navigation. The whole delivered in a very easy and familiar stile, by way of dialogue between a tutor and his scholar. The third edition, corrected. By Captain Daniel New-House.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newhouse, Daniel.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navigation--Early works to 1800.

Navigation.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages,300 pages, 40 unnumbered pages,plates ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Richard Mount in Postern-Row on Tower-Hill, 1708.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a half-title.

Titlepage in red and black.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N25799.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.