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 42
ound at the top of the page, because the Departure is less than the Difference•f Latitade. The Course made good n this case is South 24* West, or South-South-West i West nearly,and the Distance 54 miles. The Bearing of the Island from the Ship is just the reverse of the Course made good, that is,… … llarallel o/Zdro/^u.^Jaan(//35 vo ^ -East 2C ^. 4 el Para_^/r/ -^Xr/^ Lai y J)ep 27 c come tr> .,// i/ .A With the Chord of 60° describe a Circle. Take 90 in the dividers, and mark the circumferenoe of ilmto lour equal parts, representing the Points of the Compass, and mark it North at the top.…
Navigation · Nautical astronomy
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