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THE NAVIGATION &

NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY

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A truly fascinating collection of 77 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on one USB flash drive covering all aspects of NAVIGATION and NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY!

Discover the history of navigation and the art of nautical astronomy– from using the stars and planets to navigate the earth to finding the position of a ship at sea, this superb collection has it all. Learn the rules and methods of navigation at sea, inland and from the air. Including various manuals, guides and tables, this is a wonderful collection of valuable research material for anyone with an interest in navigation and nautical astronomy. The full list of titles speaks for itself!

This unique collection of 77 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A chronological history of the origin and development of steam navigation by G. H. Preble (1883)

Aerial navigation (1918)

Aerial navigation by O. Chanute (1891)

Air navigation by P. Weems (1923)

Air navigation for flight officers by A. E. Dixie (1917)

Lifeboat sextant - instructions for use in finding latitude and longitude together with simple sailing instructions by W. J. Eckert (1921)

Stars and sextants, 1904 by J. A. Sprigge (1903)

The projection and calculation of the sphere for young sea officers being a complete initiation into nautical astronomy by S. M. Saxonby (1861)

A Guide to practical navigation by E. McNevin (1878)

A manual of navigation for the lakes by H. C. Pearsons (1891)

A new treatise on the practice of navigation at sea - containing all the details necessary to enable the mariner to become a good practical navigator by W. Thoms (1902)

A sketch for the improvement of the political, commercial, and local, interests of Britain as exemplified by the inland navigations of Europe in general, and of England in particular by J. J. Oddy (1810)

A Treatise On Navigation And Nautical Astronomy Including The Theory Of Compass Deviations by W. C. P. Muir (1911)

A treatise on surveying and navigation uniting the theoretical, practical, and educational features of these subjects by H. N. Robinson (1857)

All afloat; a chronicle of craft and waterways by W. Wood (1914)

Almanac catalogue of zodiacal stars - printed for the use of the American ephemeris and nautical almanac (1864)

Altitude tables computed for intervals of four minutes between the parallels of latitude 31 and 60 and parallels of declination 0 and 24 by F. Ball (1907)

Altitude, azimuth, and line of position by United States. Hydrographic Office (1918)

American practical navigator, an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy by N. Bowditch (1910)

An elementary treatise on surveying and navigation by A. G. Robbins (1896)

Canadian water ways from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic by T. C. Keefer (1893)

Elementary treatise on navigation and nautical astronomy by E. L. Richards (1901)

Elements of navigation; a complete exposition of the newest methods as used in the Navy and Merchant Marine by W. J. Henderson (1918)

Elements of plane and spherical trigonometry, with its applications to the principles of navigation and nautical astronomy by J. R. Young (1833)

Ex meridian altitude, azimuth and star-finding tables by A. Rust (1908)

Examples in mathematics, mechanics, navigation and nautical astronomy, heat and steam, and electricity, for the use of junior officers afloat by J. A. Ewing (1911)

Ex-meridian altitude tables, declination (0 -70) by C. Brent (1914)

Handy Jack book of navigation tables by Unknown Author (1909)

Histoire du commerce et de la navigation des anciens par P. D. Huet (1763)

Improved nautical almanac, or True navigator, astronomically, mathematically, and mechanically arranged by H. Colby (1859)

Manual of navigation, 1914 by Great Britain Admiralty (1919)

Marine department regulations, for the seagoing personnel by Standard oil company (1921)

Modern navigation by Summer-St. Hilaire methods by F. S. Hastings (1918)

Modern seamanship by A. M. Knight (1918)

Nautical astronomy and navigation by H. W. Jeans (1876)

Nautical science in its relation to practical navigation, together with a study of the tides and tidal currents by C. L. Poor (1910)

Nautische Hülfstafeln von A. Breusing (1897)

Navigation and nautical astronomy by F. C. Stebbing (1903)

Navigation and nautical astronomy by J. H. C. Coffin (1919)

Navigation by H. Jacoby (1918)

Navigation by W. Hall (1912)

New log and versine altitude tables by F. R. de Aquino (1912)

Our waterways - a history of inland navigation considered as a branch of water conservancy by U. A. Forbes (1906)

Problems in astronomy, surveying, navigation, with their solutions by H. W. Jeans (1849)

Seamanship including names of principal parts of a ship by G. S. Nares (1897)

Self instruction in navigation, to which is added some useful miscellaneous information including illustrative cuts on rules of the road by H. L. Thompson (1916)

Self-instruction in the practice and theory of navigation Vol. 1 by W. Dunraven (1900)

Self-instruction in the practice and theory of navigation Vol. 2 by W. Dunraven (1900)

Short method ex-meridian tables, computed for intervals of one minute between the parallels of latitude 0 ̊and 60 ̊inclusive by J. F. R. Bateman (1894)

Simple elements of navigation by L. Young (1890)

Simple rules and problems in navigation by C. H. Cugle (1920)

Small boat navigation by F. W. Sterling (1917)

Tables intended to facilitate the operations of navigation and nautical astronomy by J. R. Young (1859)

Tables of Mercury, for the use of the American ephemeris and nautical almanac by J. Winlock (1864)

Tables of the moon, constructed for the use of the American ephemeris and nautical almanac by B. Pierce (1865)

Tables of Venus, prepared for the use of the American ephemeris and nautical almanac by G. W. Hill (1872)

Tables to facilitate the reduction of places of the fixed stars (1873)

Tables to facilitate the reduction of places of the fixed stars; prepared for the use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac (1873)

Text-book on navigation and nautical astronomy by J. Gill (1918)

The coefficient of safety in navigation by W. A. Rogers (1882)

The elements of navigation; a short and complete explanation of the standard methods of finding the position of a ship at sea and the course to be steered by W. J. Henderson (1917)

The elements of navigation; containing the theory and practice. With the necessary tables, and compendiums for finding the latitude and longitude at sea Vol. 1 by J. Robertson (1786)

The mariners' handbook; a convenient reference book for navigators, yachtsmen, and seamen of all classes (1906)

The navigator's pocket-book filled with pure gold by H. Patterson (1894)

The new American practical navigator - being an epitome of navigation by N. Bowditch (1861)

The new navigation, presented in a familiar way for captains and officers of the merchant service by F. C. Cross (1911)

The new practical navigator - being a complete epitome of navigation to which are added all the tables requisite for determining the latitude and longitude at sea by J. H. Moore (1807)

The practice of navigation and nautical astronomy by H. Raper (1908)

The rule of the road at sea and in inland waters; or, Steering and sailing rules. Collisions and law of the port helm by T. A. Jenkins (1869)

The United States practical navigator by M. Roche (1864)

The western pilot containing charts of the Ohio River and of the Mississippi by S. Cumings (1845)

The whys and wherefores of navigation by G. Bradford (1918)

Traité des longitudes ou La navigation dans son jour, où est montré la maniere de connoître les longitudes, tant sur mer que sur terre par J. Hebert (1718)

Treatise on navigation and nautical astronomy by E. Riddle (1849)

Useful tables from Bowditch's practical navigator by N. Bowditch (1874)

Works connected with ocean and inland navigation by Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (1921)

Wrinkles in practical navigation by S. T. S. Lecky (1918)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in navigation techniques and nautical astronomy – a unique treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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