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bmorris@tactronics.com wrote:
> Attached please find a transcript of William Bourne's sixth chapter from 
> "A Regiment for the Sea".  I tried to get a letter for letter transcript to
> give the feel of the document.  Naturally, spell checking this document was 
impossible, given the wild spellings of various words.  Any errors in this 
transcript remain mine.
>
> Some interesting points are
> 1) Contemporary (1574) practical advice on how to use a cross staff
> 2) Contemporary (1574) practical advice on how to use an Astrolobe
> 3) Determination of your meridian
> 4) Contemporary azimuths of the sun
> 5) Contemporary amplitudes of the sun
> 6) Variation of the compass
> 7) His opinion as to the determination of Longitude from the variation
>
> Enjoy!!!
>   
For those interested in the whole book: it has been republished in: 
Taylor, E.G.R. (ed.), /A Regiment for the Sea, And Other Writings on 
Navigation/, Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society, Second Series No. 
CXXI, (Cambridge, 1963). The sixth chapter can be found on pages 207-213.
A number of copies can still be found on the web for prices starting 
from US$25,-

Nicol�s


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