A brief description of a new instrument, invented by Mr. Caleb Smith, for taking altitudes of the sun, moon, and stars, from the visible horizon; or any other angles at sea : Whereby the interruption, and inconvenience, occasioned by the ship's motion, in observing with the quadrants commonly used, is remedied, and prevented. And the latitude found with great ease, accuracy, and expedition. With directions how to use it at Sea. Made and sold by George Adams, at Tycho Brahe's Head, near the Castle-Tavern in Fleetstreet, London; who makes, and sells, by wholesale and retale, and sorts of mathematical instruments, for land and sea, curiously and exactly finished in silver, brass, ivory, wood, &c. for the purposes of geometry, surveying, gauging, measuring, architecture, astronomy, geograghy, navigation, &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Caleb, active 1740.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navigation--Instruments--Early works to 1800.

Navigation.

Navigation--Instruments.

Physical Description:

8 pages : illustrations ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

[London] : [publisher not identified], [1732-1735]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

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 Cambridge University Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N52244.

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