 | Robert Gibson - 1806 - 486 pages
...putting down those points together by their initial letters, and thereto annexing the number of degrees, counting from the north or south, as before, thus...and west, south and east, or south and west points tn the bottom of the box, then put down NE, NW, SE, or SW, annexing thereto the number of degrees cut... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1808 - 482 pages
...putting down those points together by their initial letters, and thereto annexing the number of degrees, counting from the north or south, as before, thus...NE, NW, SE, or SW, annexing thereto the number of degrees cut by the needle on the side of the ring, counting from the north or south, as before. But... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1810 - 478 pages
...to her departure, or meridional distance. (P) If a ship be steered towards any point of the jiorizon between the north and east, north and west, south and east, or south and west; the track she describes will be a Rhumb line. (Q) A Rhumb line is a curve upon the surface of the sphere,... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1811 - 580 pages
...putting down those points, together by their initial letters, and thereto annexing the number of degrees, counting from the north or south, as before, thus ; if the point of your needle lios between the north and east, north and west, soutli and east, or south and west points in the battom... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1814 - 558 pages
...putting down those points, together by their initial letters, and thereto annexing the number of degrees, counting from the north or south, as before, thus;...north and west, south and east, or south and west poinl^ in the bottom of the box, tben put down NE, NW, SE, or SW, annexing thereto the number of degrees... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1821 - 594 pages
...putting down those points, together by their initial letters, and thereto annexing the number of degrees, counting from the north or south, as before, thus...NE, NW, SE, or SW, annexing thereto the number of degrees cut by the needle on the side of the ring, counting from the north or south as before. But... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1826 - 504 pages
...to her departure, or meridional distance. (P) If a ship be steered towards any point of the horizon between the north and east, north and west, south and east, or south and west ; the track she describes will be a Rhumb line. (Q) A Rhumb line is a curve upon the surface of the... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1832 - 290 pages
...putting down those points together by their initial letters, and thereto annexing the number of degrees, counting from the north or south, as before, thus...NE, NW, SE, or SW, annexing thereto the number of degrees cut by the needle on the side of the ring, counting from the north or south, as before. But... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1839 - 498 pages
...her departure, or meridional distance. (663) If a ship be steered towards any point of the horizon between the north and east, north and west, south and east, or south and west, the track she describes will be a Rhumb line. (664) A rhurrdi lint is a curve upon the surface of the... | |
 | John Merrifield - 1876 - 152 pages
...find the deviation at the second place for the ship's head on any two adjacent cardinal points, as north and east, north and west, south and east, or south and west ; but great care must be taken that the ship is upright during the operation at either north or south.... | |
| |
... the two cardinal points of your compass the point of the needle lies between (the north, south, east, and west being called the four cardinal points, and are graved on the bottom of the box), putting down those points together by their initial letters,... 
