THE VARIATION AND DEVIATION OF THE COMPASS RECTIFIED, by Azimuth and Altitude Tables, from the equator to the latitude of eighty degrees. also, by the azimuth and altitude tables are found the true position of a ship at sea, the error of the chronometer, and the longitude. likewise, a Treatise on Magnetism, and the Deviations of the Compass in Iron Ships, and the method of observing and correcting them by magnets.

Cameron, Paul

Edité par London George Philip and Son, 1868

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3rd edition. ppvii 50 plus 82 pages of tables. two folding plates and illustrations in the text. original gilt lettered and decorated cloth. binding worn and affected by damp to the fore-edge. some marking and soiling throughout. hinges pulled. Cameron was a respected 19th century authority on the marine compass, author of several works on navigation, and inventor of the Mathematical Slide Rule and Azimuth Dial Compass. 012 018 1906. N° de réf. du vendeur CAMERONP021944

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Titre : THE VARIATION AND DEVIATION OF THE COMPASS ...

Éditeur : London George Philip and Son

Date d'édition : 1868

Reliure : Couverture rigide