An epitome of theoretical and practical navigation, containing a complete system of that art, greatly improved, (and widely different from the present laborious, and, in some respects, erroneous Method of Teaching) from self-evident Demonstration, founded on many Years Experience in the several Voyages made by the Author; more particularly, That to St. Helena, when appointed by the Royal Society, to observe the transit of Venus over the sun. This Work is arranged under the following Heads, in a more easy and accurate manner than any hitherto published, viz. Chronology; the Theory of Tides; magnetism, and the variation of the needle; Geography, with a large Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places in Europe, Asia, Africa and America; together with the Times of High Water at the principal Places; Geometry; the construction of logarithms; plane trigonometry, with their Application to Navigation; The Method of making Sea Charts, finding the Latitude and Longitude of a Ship, and the Va

People / Organizations

• Robert Waddington (Author)
• John Nourse ("sold by")

Imprint

London: printed for the author; and sold by J. Nourse, Bookseller to his Majesty, Strand; Messrs. Wallis and Stonehouse, Ludgate-Hill; Mr. Sewell, Cornhill; and by Mr. Fadon, Geographer to his Majesty, at the Corner of St. Martin's-Lane, Strand, M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]

Publication year

1777-1777

ESTC No.

T63367

Grub Street ID

288623

Description

[2],viii,44,36,[16],61-64,[45],46-60,65-132p.,plates : map ; 4⁰

Note

Pagination irregular.