1883 The Stars NAVIGATION Nautical Astronomy Compass Rosser Illustrated MAPS

1883 The Stars NAVIGATION Nautical Astronomy Compass Rosser Illustrated MAPS

‘How to find the Stars’ is a practical guide for navigation utilizing the sky and astronomical charts to find longitude and latitude versus using a compass. William Rosser gives instruction how to find and recognize stars, definitions in Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, and solutions to various problems in navigation – problems pertaining to determining a ship’s position at sea including:

• Time and the Error of the Compass
• Sumner’s Method
• Astronomical Navigation of the French
• Pagel’s Method
• A, B, and C Tables for finding Azimuth
• Correcting Longitude in connection with sun, moon, planet, or stars

This 1883 edition includes numerous tables and illustrations with 4 fold-out charts bound at the end!

Item number: #10524

Price: $499

ROSSER, William Henry

How to find the Stars, and their use in determining latitude, longitude, and the error of the compass.

London: Norie & Wilson, 1883.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [5], 70, [1], [4 folding plates]
  • Some intext illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
• Size: ~12.5in X 10in (32cm x 25.5cm)
• Quite rare and desirable

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