A practical method for finding the longitude and latitude of a ship at sea, by observations of the moon; with general rules for computing the same, illustrated by examples. Together with all the necessary Tables, and their Explanations. To which are added, Tables of the Time the Moon passes the Meridian of London, and her Declination, for the Years 1763 and 1764. With Examples of their Uses in finding the Latitude and Variation. By Robert Waddington, Teacher of the Mathematicks, in Three Tun Court, Miles's Lane, near the Monument, London.
- Waddington, Robert.
- Date:
- MDCCLXIII. [1763]
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Publication/Creation
London : printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark, for the author: and sold by Messrs. Mount and Page, on Tower Hill ; and J. Nourse, Bookseller, in the Strand, MDCCLXIII. [1763]
Physical description
[2],iv,62,[1],*64-*66,63-67,[3]p. : ill. ; 40.
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References note
ESTC T73264
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.