1917 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR Nathaniel Bowditch MARINE Maritime OCEAN Sea
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AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR: AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION AND NAUTICAL ASTRONOMYOriginally by Nathaniel BowditchFREE SHIPPING with delivery confirmation on all domestic purchases!Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1917.Heavy oversized hardcover / 949 pp / Tables, charts / Signed by owner / Clean content / Worn boards; cracked hinges /Huge classic marine reference from Nathaniel Bowditch.We ship worldwide! Please see all pictures and visit our eBay store and other eBay auctions!The American Practical Navigator (colloquially often referred to as Bowditch ), originally written by Nathaniel Bowditch , is an encyclopedia of navigation . It serves as a valuable handbook on oceanography and meteorology , and contains useful tables and a maritime glossary. In 1867 the copyright and plates were bought by the Hydrographic Office of the United States Navy , and as a U.S. Government publication, it is now available free online. It is considered one of America's nautical institutions. [ citation needed ]History [ edit ]The most popular navigational text of the late 18th century was The New Practical Navigator by John Hamilton Moore of the Royal Navy , first published in 1772.To have exact tables to work from, Bowditch recomputed all of Moore's tables, and rearranged and expanded the work. He contacted the US publisher of the work, Edmund
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