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Lucas's Tables For Finding The Longitude By The Meridian Altitude, At Sea, Without The Aid Of A Chronometer (1864)

Lucas's Tables For Finding The Longitude By The Meridian Altitude, At Sea, Without The Aid Of A Chronometer (1864)

Lucas, William

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ISBN10: 1164826085
ISBN13: 9781164826088
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Lucas's Tables For Finding The Longitude By The Meridian Altitude, At Sea, Without The Aid Of A Chronometer is a book written by William Lucas in 1864. The book is a guide for sailors on how to find their longitude while at sea without the use of a chronometer. The book provides tables that sailors can use to calculate their longitude based on the meridian altitude of the sun. The book also includes instructions on how to use the tables and examples to help sailors understand how to use them. The author, William Lucas, was a British naval officer who had extensive experience in navigation and was a member of the Royal Geographical Society. The book was written during a time when accurate navigation was critical for trade and exploration, and it was essential for sailors to have reliable methods for determining their location at sea. Lucas's Tables For Finding The Longitude By The Meridian Altitude, At Sea, Without The Aid Of A Chronometer is an important historical document that provides insight into the methods used by sailors in the 19th century to navigate the world's oceans.Including New And Concise Tables For Working The System, Together With A Table Showing The Daily Variation Of The Equation Of Time Under The Meridian Of Greenwich.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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