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Record Nr.

UNISA996396093203316

Autore

Perkins P

Titolo

The seaman's tutor, explaining geometry, cosmography, and trigonometry [[electronic resource] ] : with requisite tables of longitude and latitude of sea-ports, traverse tables, tables of easting and westing, meridian miles, declinarions, amplitudes, refractions, use of the compass , kalendar, measure of the earth's globe, use of instruments and charts, difference of sailing, estimation of a ship's way by the log, and log-line, currents, etc. : compiled for the use of the mathematical school in Christ's hospital-London, His Majesty Charles II, his royal foundation / / by Mr. P. Perkins .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Obadiah Blageave ..., 1682

Descrizione fisica

[6], 47, [66], [112], [89], [49]-260 p. : illus

Altri autori (Persone)

BriggsHenry <1561-1630.>

PerkinsEysum

Soggetti

Navigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Whereas Mr. P. P. ... deceased, left this tutor of navigation in great part done ... it is now finished by his brother Eysum Perkins." -- Dedication.

"Briggs logarithms": [66] p.

"A table of artificial sines and tangents, for every degree and minute of the quadrant, fitted to the size of the logarithms.  London, Printed for Robert Harford, 1679", 112 p. has special t.p.

Weights and measures with the tale of several goods.  London, Printed by William Godbid for Robert Harford, 1677, has special t.p.

Reproduction of original in Trinity College Library, Dublin.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0159