The sea-mans tutor. Or the marriners art made easie. In two parts. The first teaching the principles of the sphear: wherein is handled the maning of several words used in astonomie and navigation. The second the practical part of navigation: wherein is shewed the making and use of the most principal instruments belonging to the sea-mans art: to wit, The astrolabe, the cross-staff, and the annalemma. And the use of the sea-chart, and nocturnal. Also rules for finding tides in any haven. The regiment of the sun. The finding the latitude either by the sun, or stars. The finding the variation of the compass. The finding the hour of the day, and night, in any latitude. To keep a traverse at sea. With many other rules and instructions, necessary for all sea-men to know. Whereunto is added tables of suns declination for every day in the year. And tables of the latitude, and variation of the compass in most place in the whole world where navigation hath been used. Set forth by the late famous

People / Organizations

• Edward Wright (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Joseph Moxon: and sold at his shop on Corn-hill, at the signe of Atlas, 1659.

Publication year

1659

ESTC No.

R187769

Grub Street ID

75929

Description

[2], 56, [10], 83-84, [8], 69-81, 90-97, [3] p., : tables ; 4⁰

Note

Signatures: pi1 A-N?(-N4).Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), W3689ASubject Ephemerides -- Early works to 1800.

Nautical almanacs -- Early works to 1800.

Nautical astronomy -- Early works to 1800.

Nautical instruments -- Early works to 1800.