The new practical navigator : being a complete epitome of navigation: to which are added all the tables requisite for determining the latitude and longitude at sea: containing the different kinds of sailing, and necessary corrections for lee-way, variation, &c. exemplified in A Journal at Sea: together with all necessary instruction for determining the latitude by double altitudes of the sun, by the moon, the planets, and fixed stars; and for ascertaining the longitude by the lunar observations, and other methods. The manner of finding and knowing the planets and fixed stars, by calculation and planispheres. The art of surveying sea-coasts and harbours. An abstract of practical seamanship, showing the method of working a ship in all difficult cases at sea. The manner of exercising ship's companies of war, describing the exercise of the great guns, and the requisite manoeuvres for attacking or defending a ship. The method of recovering ships in different situations of distress, and keeping them from a lee-shore, with the best means of saving persons from wrecks; and the process of recovering drowned people, recommended by the Royal Humane Society; with a variety of articles not to be found in any other book of this kind. The whole illustrated with engravings and rendered easy to the most common capacity. The tables in this book have been examined by three persons; and, it is trusted, are the most correct extant. So that this book will be found fully sufficient either for the teacher or for practice at sea /
Moore, John Hamilton,-1807.
Dessiou, Joseph Foss.
Stevenson, Robert,1772-1850,former owner.StEdNL
London : Printed for P. and C. Rivington, G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, J. Walker ... [and 14 others],
1810.
On t.p. verso: Printed by S. Hamilton, Weybridge.
Originally published under the title: The practical navigator.
Manuscript signature at the head of the title page of "Robert Stevenson".
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