The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars. Also, rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's 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 enlarg'd 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 useful in the art of navigation. By Henry Philippes, philo nauticus.

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  • The sea-man's kalender, or, An ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars. Also, rules for finding the prime, epact, moon's 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 enlarg'd 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 useful in the art of navigation. By Henry Philippes, philo nauticus.
  • Seamans kalender Ephemerides of the sun, moon, and certain of the most notable fixed stars
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Imprint
London: printed for Richard Mount at the Postern on Tower-Hill, 1696.
Publication year
1696-1696
ESTC No.
R213399
Grub Street ID
88859
Description
160 p. : ill., tables ; 4⁰
Note
Identified as Wing A2537C on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 1803.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed.), T164