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Clarke's seaman's desiderata, or, Concise, practical rules for computing the apparent time at sea, the latitude from double solar altitudes, and the longitude from the lunar observations. With a simple and expeditious method of clearing the lunar distances from the effects of parallax and refraction.

Title
Clarke's seaman's desiderata, or, Concise, practical rules for computing the apparent time at sea, the latitude from double solar altitudes, and the longitude from the lunar observations. With a simple and expeditious method of clearing the lunar distances from the effects of parallax and refraction. With additions and corrections, by J.G.
Author
Clarke, Henry, 1743-1818.
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J., Printed by A. Blauvelt, 1801.

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Additional Authors
  • Garnett, John, 1748 or 1751-1820.
  • J. G.
  • Hanford Collection.
Description
v, [6]-48, [28] p. fold. front., tables (part fold.) fold. diagr.; 20 cm.
Alternative Title
Concise, practical rules for computing the apparent time at sea.
Subject
  • Nautical astronomy
  • Navigation
  • Latitude and longitude
  • Nautical astronomy > 1801
Call Number
*KF 1801 (Clarke, H. Clarke's seaman's desiderata)
LCCN
13013811
OCLC
20257164
Author
Clarke, Henry, 1743-1818.
Title
Clarke's seaman's desiderata, or, Concise, practical rules for computing the apparent time at sea, the latitude from double solar altitudes, and the longitude from the lunar observations. With a simple and expeditious method of clearing the lunar distances from the effects of parallax and refraction. With additions and corrections, by J.G.
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New Brunswick, N.J., Printed by A. Blauvelt, 1801.
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Added Author
Garnett, John, 1748 or 1751-1820.
J. G.
Hanford Collection.
Added Title
Concise, practical rules for computing the apparent time at sea.
Research Call Number
*KF 1801 (Clarke, H. Clarke's seaman's desiderata)
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