Title: | Tables for facilitating the calculations of nautical astronomy, and particularly of the latitude of a ship at sea from two altitudes of the sun, and that of the longitude from the distances of the moon from the sun or a star; containing the natural versed-sines to every 10 seconds, and the logarithmic-sines, double-sines, versed-sines, &c. to every minute from 0 to 180 degrees; and several other tables, useful in astronomy and navigation. |
Author: | Mendoza y Rios, José de, 1762-1816 |
Note: | R. Faulder, 1801 |
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Subject: | Nautical astronomy |
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