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 "Nicol�s de Hilster" 
wrote in  [NavList 1766] Re: "Hints to Travellers" on Google Books


about Abebooks-

"I use this site at a regular basis to expand my collection of 
nautical
books (like Waters, May, Cotter etc.), really supurb site!"

I agree, about Abebooks.

Cotter wrote several books on nautical topics, but if the Cotter 
Nicolas refers to is his "History of Nautical Astronomy", then Nicol�s 
should take warning. It is indeed a very useful work, with lots of 
references and accounts of various techniques, but on the 
technical/mathematical side he seems to have been frequently out of 
his depth. As a result, it is riddled with errors, unfortunately.

Jan Kalivoda and I have assembled a list of known or suspected errors, 
available at-

www.huxtable.u-net.com/cotter01.htm

This is intended for a Cotter-owner to keep with his copy.

No doubt a fellow with the knowledge of Nicol�s de Hilster will 
discover further errors, and if so, I ask that he communicates them to 
me, to add to that list. And also, of course, if he thinks that any of 
our "suspected errors" are unjustified.

George.

contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. 


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