Epitome of the whole art of navigation: or, a short, easy, and methodical way to become a complete navigator and astronomer : Containing an Introduction to Decimal and Logarithmic Arithmetic, Practical Geometry, Trigonometry Plane and Spherio, Geometrically, and Logarithmically, with their Uses in Navigation, viz. In Plane, Mercator's, and Middle Latitude Sailing, Geography, and Nautical Astronomy; illustrated with Charts and Diagrams: With an Introduction to The Lunar Method of determining the Longitude at Sea. The Gregorian or New Calendar, Description and Use of the Plane Chart, Mercator's Chart, also of Hadley's Octant and Sextant. A Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places; Tables of Latitude and Departure to every Quarter Point and Degree of the Compass to 300 Miles Distance; A Table of Meridional Parts, Solar Tables, Natural Since, &c. &c. Also A Table of ... Logarithms, and Logarithmic Sines Tangents, and Secants. By James Atkinson, Senior. Much improved enlarged from the best Authors on these Subjects, by John Adams, Teacher of the Mathematics, at Edmonton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, James, fl. 1667-1715.

Standardized Title:

Epitome of the art of navigation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navigation--Early works to 1800.

Navigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi,219,[1],90,[144],ivp.,plates ) ill.,maps ;

Other Title:

Epitome of the whole art of navigation

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Mount and Davidson, on Tower-Hill, 1790.

Notes:

Includes : 'A very easy method to clear the observed distance between the sun and moon or star, .. by John Adams', printed for Mount and Davidson, to bind up with Atkinson's Epitome of navigation.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T122289.

OCLC:

642332221