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 kind or manner of sailing. With certain tables and other rules useful in navigation. As also in 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. The tenth edition. By Richard Norvvood, reader of the mathematicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norwood, Richard, 1590?-1675.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navigation--Early works to 1800.

Navigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 unnumbered pages, 141 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : printed by W. Godbid, for Benjamin Hurlock, and are to be sold at his shop on London Bridge, near Thames-Street, 1672.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1783:22) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) N1361

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