An appendix to the New American practical navigator : containing, tables for clearing the apparent distance of the sun and moon, from the effects of parallax and refraction by a new method. : In which all the corrections are additive. : (Copy-right secured according to law.).
| Author/creator | Bowditch, Nathaniel |
| Other author | Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Newburyport [Mass.] : Printed by Edmund M. Blunt, no. 6, State Street, 1804. |
| Description | 40 unnumbered pages : charts ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 5896. ^A575643 |
| General note | Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcription. |
| General note | Caption title: New method of correcting the apparent distance of the moon from the sun or a star for the effects of parallax and refraction. |
| General note | Attributed to Nathaniel Bowditch in the Dictionary of American biography. |
| General note | Last page blank; pasted to p. [3] of wrapper. |
| General note | "Newburyport Book-Store. Ebenezer Stedman, keeps constantly for sale, at the Newburyport Book-Store, no. 6, State-Street, Newburyport, (formerly occupied by Mr. Edmund M. Blunt,) a complete assortment of charts and pilots, with directions for every part of the globe ... Bookbinding, in its various branches, executed with neatness. ..."--p. 39. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 5896 |
| References | Rink, E. Technical Americana, 3915 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 5896). |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Newburyport. |
| Genre/form | Advertisements Bookbinding. |
| Other title | New method of correcting the apparent distance of the moon from the sun or a star for the effects of parallax and refraction. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |