The American practical navigator : being an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy (1888)
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation, Cooper, Philip Henry, 1844-1912 · Washington : Govt. Print. Off. · leaf 215
ast. In many parts of the Mediterranean the currents are as variable as the winds; in certain localities the config-uration of the coasts and the direction of the channels change the course of the currents produced by the prevailingwind, and even those caused by approaching winds. * General… … -~»\\- ! SUliVEYlNG. 175 CHAPTER XV. SURVEYING.*DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS.THE PLANE-TABLE.t Art. 410. The plane-table at present in use by tlie Coast-Survey is composed of a well-seasoned drawingboard about thirty inches in length, twenty-four in width, and three-quarters of an inch thick, with…
Navigation · Nautical astronomy
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