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Record Nr.

UNISA996386993703316

Autore

Gellibrand Henry <1597-1636.>

Titolo

An epitome of navigation [[electronic resource] ] : containing problems geometrical, the doctrine of plain and spherical triangles, and their application in plain, mercator and great circle sailing : as also in astronomy and geography, and rules for finding the variation of the compass, and correcting the course : together with the tables of the sun and stars right ascension and declination : of the latitude and longitude of places of meridional parts : likewise a traverse-table, a perpetual almanack, and other things very useful in the art of navigation : and the logarithmical sines and tangents, with the logarithms and natural numbers from 1 to 10 000, according to these exact tables formerly set forth / / by Henry Gellibrand .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by B.M. for Rich. Mount ..., 1695

Edizione

[The fourth edition carefully corrected and enlarged.]

Descrizione fisica

61, [257] p. : ill., tables

Soggetti

Navigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.

"A triangular canon logarithmical, or, A table of artificial sines and tangents ..." has special t.p., begins on p. [52]

Half title: Ten chiliads, or, The logarithms of absolute numbers ..., begins on p. [147]

Caption title: An appendix containing the use of the cross-staff, quadrant and nocturnal in navigation., begins on p. [250]

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021