The Elements of Navigation: Containing the Theory and Practice; With All the Necessary Tables; To Which Is Added, a Treatise of Marine Fortification; For the Use of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital, and the Gentlemen of the Navy, in Two
Excerpt from The Elements of Navigation: Containing the Theory and Practice; With All the Necessary Tables; To Which Is Added, a Treatise of Marine Fortification; For the Use of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital, and the Gentlemen of the Navy, in Two Volumes The Maritime parts of this worh, contained in the 71th, viith, and lyth hooks, are delivered in a manner fomewhat dzfiheizt from that'of other writers on this fuhjett 1who', for the mo/t. Part; copying from one another, may he, perhaps one rtafon why ...
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Excerpt from The Elements of Navigation: Containing the Theory and Practice; With All the Necessary Tables; To Which Is Added, a Treatise of Marine Fortification; For the Use of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital, and the Gentlemen of the Navy, in Two Volumes The Maritime parts of this worh, contained in the 71th, viith, and lyth hooks, are delivered in a manner fomewhat dzfiheizt from that'of other writers on this fuhjett 1who', for the mo/t. Part; copying from one another, may he, perhaps one rtafon why the art of Nauigation has heen fo little improved within the la]? I 56 years; for excepting what Norwood and Halley have done, the art feems much in the fame fiate iri which Wright left it However, I apprehend that the proper judges will, from the method I have tahen, find fome few improvements, if not in the art itj�l at lead in the manner of communicating it to, learners. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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