Nine Geometricall Exercises: For Young Sea-men, and Others that are Studious in Mathematicall Practices ... All which Exercises are Geometrically Performed, by a Line of Chords and Equal Parts, by Waies Not Usually Known Or Practised. Unto which the Analogies Or Proportions are Added, Whereby They May be Applied to the Chiliads of Logarithms, and Canons of Artificiall Sines and TangentsJ. Flesher, 1704 - 192 pages |
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... Rumb and Distance upon the Rumb . ( 3 ) To Work a Travers , confifting of many Courfes . With variety of Problems , ufeful in that Art .--- All being performed Geometrically by Scale and Compaffes ; and by Trigonometrical Calculation 2 ...
... Rumb and Distance upon the Rumb . ( 3 ) To Work a Travers , confifting of many Courfes . With variety of Problems , ufeful in that Art .--- All being performed Geometrically by Scale and Compaffes ; and by Trigonometrical Calculation 2 ...
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... Rumb which paffeth by the South or North , is always a Meridian ; and that which paf- feth by Eaft and Weft , is always either the quinoctial , or Parallel unto it . The other Rumbs are crooked Lines , neither Circular nor Elliptical ...
... Rumb which paffeth by the South or North , is always a Meridian ; and that which paf- feth by Eaft and Weft , is always either the quinoctial , or Parallel unto it . The other Rumbs are crooked Lines , neither Circular nor Elliptical ...
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... Rumb ( or courfe ) and Distance , & c . And there fore , I fhall Define , Firft , what is meant by Longitude , Latitude , Rumb , Diftance , & c . And Secondly , any two of them being known ; how to find the other two ; and that by ...
... Rumb ( or courfe ) and Distance , & c . And there fore , I fhall Define , Firft , what is meant by Longitude , Latitude , Rumb , Diftance , & c . And Secondly , any two of them being known ; how to find the other two ; and that by ...
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... Rumb , is that Angle which the Rumb makes with that Parallel of Latitude in which the Ship is ; and is the Complement . of the Rumb to 90 deg . -The Rumb is made known to the Mariners at all times , by help of his Compass . IV ...
... Rumb , is that Angle which the Rumb makes with that Parallel of Latitude in which the Ship is ; and is the Complement . of the Rumb to 90 deg . -The Rumb is made known to the Mariners at all times , by help of his Compass . IV ...
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... ; from whence fhall be deduced and refolved all fuch Problems and Navigation , as concern Longitude , Latitude , Rumb ( or Courfe ) and Distance PROB .. TWO PROB . I. WO Places , Hin 18. 25 308 Ancilla Mathematica ..
... ; from whence fhall be deduced and refolved all fuch Problems and Navigation , as concern Longitude , Latitude , Rumb ( or Courfe ) and Distance PROB .. TWO PROB . I. WO Places , Hin 18. 25 308 Ancilla Mathematica ..
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Page 32 - Diameter pafllng thro' the other End ; or it is half the Chord of twice the Arch ; fo BF is the Sine of the Arches BA, BD.
Page 222 - Bring 2 1 d. of Capricorn to the Meridian, and the Index to 1 2 a Clock. Then move the Globe and Quadrant of Altitude fo together, that the Great Dog meet with 14 d.