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The seaman's daily assistant: being a short, easy, and plain method of keeping a journal at sea. In which are contained rules shewing how the allowances for leeway, variation, heave of the sea, set of currents, &c. are to be made, and to correct the dead-reckoning by an observation, in all cases: and also all the tables that are any ways necessary for the seaman's use in keeping a journal. By Thomas Haselden, late teacher of the mathematics in the Royal Navy.
Haselden, Thomas, -1740.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV [1784]- Books
Dark and magical places : the neuroscience of how we navigate / Christopher Kemp.
Kemp, ChristopherDate: 2022- Pictures
Navigation: a compass, and putti showing its use. Engraving.
Date: 1768Reference: 46684i- Pictures
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Navigation: a compass, and details of its use. Engraving.
Reference: 46687i- Books
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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 ... : sundry useful tables in navigation, and a table of 10,000 logarithms, and of the logarithm-sines, tangents, and secants / by John Seller.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698.Date: 1694- Manuscripts
[Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 20].
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The mathematical principles of geography. Containing, I. An account of the various properties and affections of the earth and sea, with a description of the several parts thereof, and a table of the latitude and longitude of places, II. The use of the artificial or terrestrial globe, in solving problems, III. The principles of spherical and spheroidical sailing, with the solution of the several cases in numbers, by the common tables, according to the spheroidical figure of the earth / [William Emerson].
Emerson, William, 1701-1782.Date: 1770- Books
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Some remarks upon the equation of time, and the true Manner of Computing it. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity-College, in the University of Cambridge, F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society Dec. 13, 1764.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Pictures
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Astronomy: a quadrant and a sextant. Engraving.
Reference: 46654i- Books
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Epitome of the art of navigation; or, a short, easy and methodical way to become a compleat navigator: Containing, Practical Geometry, Plain and Spheric, Superficial and Solid; with its Uses in all Kinds of Mensuration. Trigonometry, Plain and Spheric, both Geometric, Instrumental, and Logarithmic; with its Uses in Navigation, viz. In Plain, Mercator's and Great-Circle-Sailing, Geography, Astronomy, the Projection of the Sphere, &c. The Description and Use of the Plain-Chart, Mercator's-Chart, both Globes, Hemispheres, and divers other Instruments. A New Form of keeping a Sea-Reckoning, or Account of a Ship's Way. A Traverse-Table; a Table of Meridional Parts; a Table of 10,000 Logarithms, and Logarithmic Sines, Tangents and Secants, carefully Corrected. By James Atkinson, Senior. The whole revis'd and corrected, with the utmost care, by William Mountaine, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Atkinson, James, active 1667-1715.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]- Pictures
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Wisdom shows Britannia the measurements of the globe; figures representing other continents stand watching. Engraving by W. Swift after W.M. Craig.
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764-1829.Reference: 25918i- Books
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Arte de navegar em que se ensinam as regras praticas ... e roteyro das viagens, e costas maritimas de Guiné, Angóla, Brasil, Indias, e ilhas occidentaes, e orientaes, novamente emendado, e accrescentadas muitas derrotas / por Manoel Pimentel.
Pimentel, Manuel, 1650-1719.Date: 1746- Books
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The mariners new kalendar. Containing the principles of arithmetick and geometry; with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. Also Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's Age, Time of High-Water, with Tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, Declination, and Right-Ascension. Of the Right Ascension and Declination of the Principal Fixed Stars. Of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. A large Table of Difference of Latitude and Departure, for the exact Working a Traverse. Also, the description and use of the sea-quadrant, Fore-Staff and Nocturnal. The Problems of Plain-Sailing and Astronomy, wrought by the Logarithms, and by Gunter's Scale. A Tide Table. The Courses and Distances on the Coast of Great Britain, Ireland, France, &c. And the Soundings coming into the Channel. With Directions for sailing into some Principal Harbours. By Nathaniel Colson, Student in the Mathematicks
Colson, Nathaniel, active 1674.Date: 1742- Pictures
Astronomy: an allegorical titlepage with Minerva and Britannia. Engraving 1782.
Date: 1 January 1782Reference: 46472i- Books
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The seaman's daily assistant, being a short, easy, and plain method of keeping a journal at sea; In which are contained, rules, shewing how the allowances for Lee-way, variation, heave of the sea, set of currents, &c. are to be made, and to correct the dead-reckoning by an observation, in all cases: and also all the tables that are any ways necessary for the seaman's use in keeping a journal. By Thomas Haselden, late teacher of the mathematics in the Royal Navy.
Haselden, Thomas, -1740.Date: M,DCC,LXXI. [1771]- Pictures
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Ship-building: five kinds of quadrant (top), and two types of telegraph (below). Engraving by Turnbull.
Reference: 44513i- Books
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An attempt to develop the law of storms by means of facts : arranged according to place and time; and hence to point out a cause for the variable winds, with the view to practical use in navigation.
Reid, William, 1791-1858.Date: 1850- Books
The celebrated library of Harrison D. Horblit Esq, removed from Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)Date: [1974-]- Books
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Subtensial plain trigonometry, wrought with a sliding-rule, with Gunter's lines: and also arithmetically, in a very concise manner. And this method apply'd to navigation, and surveying. To which is added, I. Mensuration of masons work. II. A solution of rota, or Aristotle' wheel. III. A brief discourse upon gravity. By Thomas Abel, of Bourn in Lincolnshire, Old England.
Abel, Thomas.Date: 1761- Pictures
Navigation: a compass, and details of its use. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 46688i- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellany: British, 18th century
Date: 1756-c.1836Reference: MS.7642- Books
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The seaman's daily assistant, being a short, easy, and plain method of keeping a journal at sea; ... By Thomas Haselden, ...
Haselden, Thomas, -1740.Date: 1763- Pictures
Ship-building: quadrant (top), and telegraph (below). Engraving by Turnbull.
Reference: 44515i- Books
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Epitome of the art of navigation; or, A short, easy and methodical way to become a compleat navigator: Containing, practical geometry, plane and spheric, superficial and solid; with its uses in all kinds of mensuration. Trigonometry, plane and spheric, both geometric, instrumental, and logarithmic; with its uses in navigation, viz. In plane, Mercator's, and great circle-sailing, geography, astronomy, the projection of the sphere, &c. The Gregorian or new calendar, description and use of the plane-chart, Mercator's-chart, both globes, hemispheres, and divers other instruments. A new form of keeping a sea-reckoning, or account of a ship's way. A traverse-table; a table of meridional parts; a table of 10,000 logarithms, and logarithmic sines, tangents and secants, carefully corrected. By James Atkinson, Senior. The whole revis'd, and corrected, with the utmost care, by W. Mountaine, teacher of the mathematics, & F.R.S.
Atkinson, James, active 1667-1715.Date: M,DCC,LVIII. [1758]- Pictures
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Navigation: a man using a Jacob's staff (cross staff), various other measuring devices at his feet. Woodcut, 16--.
Reference: 46692i