Epitome of the art of navigation; or, A short, easy, and methodical way to become a compleat navigator : Containing, practical geometry, plane and spheric, superficial and solid; with its uses in all kinds of mensurations. Trigonometry, plane and spheric, both geometric, instrumental, and logarithmic with its uses in navigation, viz. In plane, Mercator's, and great circle sailing, geography, astronomy, the projection of the sphere, &c. The Gregorian or new calendar, description and use of the plane-chart, Mercator's-chart, both globes, hemispheres, and divers other instruments. A new form of keeping a sea-reckoning, or account of a ship's way. A traverse table; a table of meridional parts; a table of 10,000 logarithms, and logarithmic sines, tangents and secants, carefully corrected. By James Atkinson, Senior. The whole revis'd and corrected, with the utmost care, by W. Mountaine, teacher of the mathematics, & F.R.S.
| Author/creator | Atkinson, James |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Mount and T. Page, on Tower-Hill, M,DCC,LXV. [1765] |
| Description | 447, 1 unnumbered page, 10 plates ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Short, easy, and methodical way to become a compleat navigator |
| General note | With a half-title. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N6664. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |