The sea-man's kalendar: or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars: also, rules for finding the prime, epact, moons age, time of high water, with tables for the same; and the courses distances, and soundings of the coasts of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, &c. And a table of latitude and longitude, of the principal ports, head-lands, and islands in the world, first calculated by John Tap: now rectified and enlarged with many additions. Viz. A new exact table of the north-star, and new tables of 65 of the principal fixed stars, their coming upon the meridian every day, with their right ascension and declination, &c. With a discovery of the long hidden secret of longitude, by Henry Bond, teacher of the mathematicks. and many other rules and tables added, very usefull in the art of navigation. By Henry Philippes, philo nauticus.

People / Organizations

• John Tapp (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by A[nne]. Godbid and J[ohn]. Playford, for William Fisher, at the Postern-Gate, near Tower-Hill, T[homas]. Passenger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, R[obert]. Boulter, at the Turks-Head, and R[alph]. Smith at the Bible in Cornhill, 1680.

Publication year

1680-1680

ESTC No.

R187798

Grub Street ID

75952

Description

[4], 184, [2] p. : ill., tables ; 4⁰

Note

Printers' and publishers' names from Wing (CD-ROM edition).Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), T163BSubject Nautical almanacs -- Early works to 1800.

Navigation -- Early works to 1800.