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Re: William Bourne. A Regiment for the Sea. 1574
From: Nicol�s de Hilster
Date: 2009 Oct 14, 17:27 +0200
From: Nicol�s de Hilster
Date: 2009 Oct 14, 17:27 +0200
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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---