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WILSON, Henry. Navigation New Modelled: or, a treatise of Geometrical, Trigonometrical, Arithmetical, Instrumental, and Practical Navigation. Teaching how to keep a Reckoning, both in Latitude and Longitude, without Tables or Instruments, by a New Method never yet published: Illustrated with Practical Examples of keeping a Journal and correcting it by an Observation; with a New Way of finding the Variation, and Time of High-Water at any know Port. London: Printed for W. and J. Mount et al., 1750. Sixth edition with the addition of Spherical trigonometry, and Astronomy. 8vo. xvi, 527pp., [1]. With 10 engraved folding plates of mathematical diagrams, woodcut head-pieces and initials. Bound in full contemporary speckled calf; raised bands to spine; black leather title label to spine; gilt ruling. Covers are solid and binding tight; rebacked to style; wear to cover extremities; usual toning to page leaves; text clean. Overall, very good+.
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