The seaman's tutor, explaining geometry, cosmography, and trigonometry [electronic resource] : with requisite tables of longitude and latitude of sea-ports, traverse tables, tables of easting and westing, meridian miles, declinarions, amplitudes, refractions, use of the compass , kalendar, measure of the earth's globe, use of instruments and charts, difference of sailing, estimation of a ship's way by the log, and log-line, currents, etc. : compiled for the use of the mathematical school in Christ's hospital-London, His Majesty Charles II, his royal foundation / by Mr. P. Perkins ...

London : Printed for Obadiah Blageave ..., 1682.

[6], 47, [66], [112], [89], [49]-260 p. : illus.

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"Whereas Mr. P. P. ... deceased, left this tutor of navigation in great part done ... it is now finished by his brother Eysum Perkins." -- Dedication.

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Reproduction of original in Trinity College Library, Dublin.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 471:9)

Wing P1559
Arber's Term cat. I 507

Early English books online.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

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