Magnetism
Subtitle: its general principles and special application to ships and compasses.
By: Bureau of navigation, Navy department.
Contributors: Harris, W. Snow Sir, 1791-1867.; Scoresby, William, 1789-1857.; Lecky, S. T. S.
Series: U. S. Bureau of navigation (Navy dept.) Naval professional papers,; no. 13
Publisher: Govt. print. off.
Published: 1883
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Magnetism.; Magnetism of ships.
Notes: "Part I deals with the general principles and phenomena of the science...It is taken from a work by Sir W. Snow Harris. Part II treats the subject as specially appertaining to compasses and ships, and is from the writings of the Rev. W. Scoresby. Part III describes the method of compensating compasses by means of magnets...It is taken from a work on navigation by Capt. S.T.S. Lecky, R.N.R."--Pref.