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The mariners new kalendar Containing the principles of arithmetic and geometry; with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. Also Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's Age, Time of High-Water, with Tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, Declination, and Right-Ascension. Of the Right Ascension and Declination of the Principal Fixed Stars. Of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. A large Table of Difference of Latitude and Departure, for the exact Working a Traverse. Also the description and use of the sea-quadrant, Fore-Staff and Nocturnal. The Problems of Plain-Sailing and Astronomy, wrought by the Logarithms and by Gunter's Scale. A Tide Table. The Courses and Distances on the Coast of Great Britain, Ireland, France, &c. And the Soundings coming into the Channel. With Directions for sailing into some Principal Harbours. By Nathaniel Colson, Student in the Mathematicks.
Colson, Nathaniel, fl. 1674.Date: [1748]- Books
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The young sea-man's guide : or, the mariners almanack, for the year of our Lord God 1661. With a list of the ships of his Majesties Navy Royal; distinguished into their several ranks: as also, a table of the monthly wages belonging to all officers, sea-men and others serving his Majestie in the several ranks of the said ships. Together with a catalogue of books and instruments useful for sea-men; with directions, whereby every ordinary capacity may give an astronomical judgement of the winds and weather; and in what quarter the wind will fit. Also, the names and natures of the 32 winds; with tables of houses fitted for several latitudes. By Timothy Gadbury, philomath.
Gadbury, TimothyDate: [1660]- Books
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Kalendarium nauticum : the sea-man's almanack, for the year of Christ 1676. Being bissextile or leap-year. Comprising not onely such things as are usually contained in other annual almanacks, but accommodated with such precepts, rules, and tables, as are of daily use in the practise of navigation and traffick. Principally referred to the meridian of London[;] With direction how it may become useful in any part of the world, and especially to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. / By Henry Seaman, marriner.
Seaman, Henry, active 1675Date: 1676- Books
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Kalendarium nauticum : the sea-man's almanack for the year of Christ 1676 ... : comprising not onely such things as are usually contained in other annual almanacks but accommodated with such precepts, rules, and tables as are of daily use in the practise of navigation and traffick : principally referred to the meridian of London ... / by Henry Seaman.
Seaman, Henry, active 1675Date: 1676- Books
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Kalendarium nauticum : the sea-man's almanack, for the year of Christ 1676. Being bissextile or leap-year. Comprising not onely such things as are usually contained in other annual almanacks, but accommodated with such precepts, rules, and tables, as are of daily use in the practise of navigation and traffick. Principally referred to the meridian of London[;] With direction how it may become useful in any part of the world, and especially to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. / By Henry Seaman, marriner.
Seaman, Henry, active 1675Date: 1676