Jones initially served at sea, teaching mathematics on board Navy ships between 1695 and 1702, where he became very interested in navigation and published A New Compendium of the Whole Art of Navigation in 1702, dedicated to a benefactor John Harris.
ジョーンズは初め海上で仕え、1695年から1702年まで海軍の船で数学を指導し、そこで航海に非常に興味を持ち1702年に恩人ジョン・ハリスに捧げた著書A New Compendium of the Whole Art of Navigationを出版する。