Navigation made easy : Or the practical rules of that art, plainly laid down, and clearly illustrated by suitable examples; all the necessary tables. By William Wilson, M.A. author of Elements of navigation.
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Author / Creator: | Wilson, William, M.A. |
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Imprint: | Edinburgh : Printed for the author, and for A. Donaldson, St. Paul's Church-yard, London; and at Edinburgh, M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784] |
Description: | viii,368p.,plates,tables ; 8⁰. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Navigation -- Early works to 1800. Navigation. Early works. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10268057 |
Notes: | Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland. English Short Title Catalog, T206336. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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