A new treatise on the practice of navigation at sea : containing all the details necessary to enable the mariner to become a good practical navigator. (1902)
Thoms, William · New York : Printed for the author and sold by John Bliss & Co · leaf 39
The Latitude sailed from was 2° 7 North, which, subtracted from the Difference of Lati-tude made, gives the Latitude in 1 ° 0 South, and the Ship in this case has crossed the Equaior CASE VI,The Distance and Departure given to find the Course and Difference of LatitudeExiMPLE.—A Ship from Latitude… … If/, f//..■■/ r/ /^aJ^ SufU<^^- ^ytiTh PLANE SAILING IS PROJECTION BY THE PLANE SCALE. Draw a horizontal line to represent the parallel of Latitude sailed from. Take the Chord of 60 in th«dividers, and with one foot on this line as a centre, make the Arc of a circle towards the right…
Navigation · Nautical astronomy
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