The navigator: shewing and explaining all the chiefe principles and parts both theoretick and practick, that are contained in the famous art of navigation. With a new and admirable way of sayling by the arch of one of the greatest circles. Containing excellent tables mos exactly calculated, shewing the true proportion of all parallels in respect of the M. dian. With the proper phrases used in working of a ship according to all weathers. With a word of advice to all sea-men not to medle with the plane charts used in our time, their deceipts discovered, and a way to prove the projection of any plain chart; how to make the log-line according to a true degree in the meridian. The third edition corrected and enlarged. By Captain Charles Saltonstall.

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  • The navigator: shewing and explaining all the chiefe principles and parts both theoretick and practick, that are contained in the famous art of navigation. With a new and admirable way of sayling by the arch of one of the greatest circles. Containing excellent tables mos exactly calculated, shewing the true proportion of all parallels in respect of the M. dian. With the proper phrases used in working of a ship according to all weathers. With a word of advice to all sea-men not to medle with the plane charts used in our time, their deceipts discovered, and a way to prove the projection of any plain chart; how to make the log-line according to a true degree in the meridian. The third edition corrected and enlarged. By Captain Charles Saltonstall.
  • How to prove any plane chart, whether it be of this deceitful projection or not
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Imprint
London: printed by R. and W. Leybourn for George Hurlock, and are to be sold at his shop at Magnus Church[-yard, 1658]
Publication year
1658-1658
ESTC No.
R219886
Grub Street ID
94358
Description
[14], 80, [3], 80-124, [2] p. : ill. ; 4⁰
Note
Caption title on C1r reads: How to prove any plane chart, whether it be of this deceitful projection or not.

With a final advertisement leaf.

Text and register are continuous despite pagination.

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