The mariners new kalendar. Containing the principles of Arithmetic and Geometry; with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. Also Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's Age, Time of High - Water, with Tables for the same. Together with Exact Tables of the Sun's Place, Declination, and Right - Ascension. Of the Right Ascension and Declination of the Principal Fixed Stars. Of the latitude and lLongitude of places. A large Table of Difference of Latitude and Departure, for the exact Working a Traverse. Also the Descripton and Use of the Sea - Quadrant, Fore - Staff and Nocturnal. The Problems of Plain - Sailing and Astronomy, wrought by the Logarithms, and by Gunter's Scale. A Tide Table. The Courses and Distances on the Coast of Gre

COLSON, Nathaniel

Published by Printed for William Mount and Thomas Page,, 1747

About this Item

4to. 136 p. Collates A - R4. Modern half calf binding with marbled boards. Spine with a contrasting label. Slight damage to the head of the spine. Half title with three excise stamps and a list of books printed for Mount and Page on the verso. Separate title page for the Table of Difference. Woodcuts and diagrams in the text. Half title and C2 a little frayed on blank margins. Occasional ink stains and fingermarks, but overall in very good condition for a manual which has been used on board ship. The kalendar first appeared in 1676. By the 1730s it had become an annual publication, hence its treatment as an almanac for duty purposes. It continued to be published until the 1780s. Because of its ephemeral nature and its use as a work tool, relatively few copies have survived. This edition is ESTC N34836 with a single copy recorded in Buffalo & Erie County Public Library in the US and no copies recorded in UK. Many of the ESTC records are associated with single locations and many of those copies are in poor condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The mariners new kalendar. Containing the principles of Arithmetic and Geometry; with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. Also Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's Age, Time of High - Water, with Tables for the same. Together with Exact Tables of the Sun's Place, Declination, and Right - Ascension. Of the Right Ascension and Declination of the Principal Fixed Stars. Of the latitude and lLongitude of places. A large Table of Difference of Latitude and Departure, for the exact ...
• Publisher: Printed for William Mount and Thomas Page,
• Publication Date: 1747
• Binding: Hardcover