The New Practical Navigator: Being a Complete Epitome of Navigation, to which are Added All the Tables Requisite for Determining the Latitude and Longitude at Sea, Containing the Different Kinds of Sailing and Necessary Corrections for Lee-way, Variation, &c. Exemplified in a Journal at Sea

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F.C. and J. Rivington, 1814 - Nautical astronomy - 336 pages
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TitleThe New Practical Navigator: Being a Complete Epitome of Navigation, to which are Added All the Tables Requisite for Determining the Latitude and Longitude at Sea, Containing the Different Kinds of Sailing and Necessary Corrections for Lee-way, Variation, &c. Exemplified in a Journal at Sea
AuthorJohn Hamilton Moore
Edition19
PublisherF.C. and J. Rivington, 1814
Original fromPennsylvania State University
DigitizedJul 24, 2010
Length336 pages
  
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