The geometrical seaman ;

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taylor, E. G. R. (Eva Germaine Rimington), 1879-1966
Other Authors:	Richey, M. W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[London] : [Published by] Hollis & Carter for the Institute of Navigation, 1962.
Subjects:	Nautical instruments > History.

Speculum nauticum = A looking glasse for sea-men : wherein they may behold a small instrument called the plain scale, whereby all questions nauticall, and propositions astronomicall are very easily and demonstratively wrought : published for the use and benefit of such as will make good use of it /
by: Aspley, John
Published: (1655)

Speculum nauticum : A looking glasse for sea-men : wherein they may behold a small instrument called the plain scale, whereby all questions nauticall, and propositions astronomicall are very easily and demonstratively wrought : published for the use and benefit of such as will make good use of it /
by: Aspley, John

Instrumentation and control systems /
by: Boyd, Gordon
Published: (2013)

The seamans secrets : divided into two parts, wherein is taught the three kindes of sayling, horizontall, paradoxall, and sayling vpon a great circle : also an horizontall tyde-table for the easie finding of the ebbing and flowing of the tydes, with a regiment newly calculated for the finding of the declination of the sunne, and many other most necessary rules and instruments, not heeretofore set forth by any.
by: Davis, John, 1550?-1605
Published: (1633)

The seamans secrets : deuided into 2. partes, wherein is taught the three kindes of sayling, horizontall, paradoxall, and sayling vpon a great circle: also an horizontall tyde table for the easie finding of the ebbing and flowing of the tydes, with a regiment newly calculated for the finding of the declination of the sunne, and many other most necessary rules and instruments, not heretofore set foorth by any. Newly corrected by the author Iohn Dauis of Sandrudge, neere Darthmouth, in the countie of Deuon. Gent.
by: Davis, John, 1550?-1605
Published: (1599)

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Speculum nauticum : A looking glasse, for sea-men: wherein they may behold a small instrument called plaine scale: whereby all questions nauticall, and propositions astronomicall are very easily and demonstratiuely wrought. /
by: Aspley, John
Published: (1624)

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The description and use, of a new constructed octant, sextant and quintant : By His Majesty's patent, being an improvement on the Hadley's quadrant. By either of which, altitudes are taken, and angular distances measured to the greatest precision from 0. to 160ʻ. Without a back observation, and with double the space of illumination, or field of view: also a new meth[o]d of adjusting the glasses, and applying the instrument for the purposes of finding the latitude and longitude at sea.. By G. Wright.
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Published: (1944)

Practical navigation, or, An introduction to the whole art : containing many useful geometrical definitions and problems, the doctrine of plain and spherical triangles, plain Mercator, and great-circle-sailing, sundry useful problems in astronomy, the use of instruments, the azimuth-compass, ring-dyal, variation-compass, the fore-staff, quadrant, plough, and nocturnal, the plain scale, Gunter's scale, sinical-quadrant, plain-chart, mercators-chart, both globes, the inclinatory-needle, and vertues of the load-stone, useful tables of the Moon's age, of the tydes, of the Sun's place, declination, and right-ascention, of the stars right-ascention and declination, the latitude and longitude of places, and a table of meridional parts, likewise a new traverse-table, and use thereof in keeping a reckoning at sea, also a table of 10000 logarithms, and of the log sines, tangents and secants /
by: Seller, John, active 1658-1698
Published: (1676)

Astrologonaytis or, The astrological seaman : directing merchants, mariners, &c. adventuring to sea, how (by God's blessing) to escape many dangers which commonly happen in the ocean. Unto which (by way of appendix) is added, A diary of the weather for XXI. years, very exactly observed in London: with sundry observations made thereon. By John Gadbury, student in physick and astrology.
by: Gadbury, John, 1627-1704
Published: (1697)

The mariners compass rectified : containing tables shewing the true hour of the day, the sun being upon any point of the compass: with the true time of the rising and setting of the sun and stars, and the points of the compass that the sun and stars rise and set with: and tables of amplitude. All which tables are calculated from the equinoctial to 60 deg. of latitude. Hereunto is added an appendix, containing the description and use of those instruments most in use in the art of navigation. With a table of the latitude and longitude of places: composed after a new order. By Andrew Wakely, Math. Carefully corrected, altered, and very much enlarged, with many useful additions, by Ja. Atkinson, teacher of the mathematicks.
by: Wakely, Andrew
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The Birth of Scientific Navigation : the solving in the 18th century of the problem of finding longitude at sea /
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Published: (1974)

Practical navigation: or, An introduction to the whole art : Containing the doctrine of plain and spherical triangles. Plain, mercator, great-circle sailing; and astronomical problems. The use of divers instruments; as also of the plain-chart, mercator's chart, and both globes. Sundry useful tables in navigation: and a table of 10000 logarithms, and of the logarithm-sines, tangents, and secants. John Seller, hydrographer to the king.
by: Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698
Published: (1694)

National Imagery and Mapping Agency nautical charts, public sale.
Published: (2001)

Practical navigation: or, An introduction to that whole art : Containing 1. Several definitions in geometry, astronomy, geography, and navigation. 2. A new and exact kalender, shewing the suns declination and true place, for 60 years. 3. And an almanack of the moon for eight years. 4. The calculation of triangles, both plain and spherical, and their application in navigation. 5. The form of keeping a journal, or sea reckoning. 6. Several useful tables, as tables of meridonal parts; latitudes and longitudes of places, &c. 7. The original invention of the mariners compass. 8. A discourse of the variation, and the natural causes thereof. 9. The description and use of the most necessary instruments in navigation, as the cross-staff, quadrant, azimuth compass, &c. the inclinatory needle, to find the latitude of a place without observation of sun or stars. 10. With an appendix, shewing the secret virtues of the load-stone. By John Seller, compass-maker.
by: Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698
Published: (1669)

United States of America nautical chart symbols and abbreviations /
Published: (1972)

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by: Gadbury, Timothy

The young seamans guide, or, The mariners almanack : containing an ephemeris with the use thereof, teaching every ordinary capacity how to give an astronomical judgement of the windes and weather ... also the names and natures of all the thirty-two windes : with necessary tables of houses fitted for several latitudes /
by: Gadbury, Timothy
Published: (1659)

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