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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.

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Main Author:	Newhouse, Daniel
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for Richard Mount in Postern-Row on Tower-Hill, 1708.
Subjects:	Navigation > Early works to 1800. Electronic books.
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