Nathaniel Bowditch / American Practical Navigator Hydrographic Office No 9 1943

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American Practical Navigator (Hydrographic Office No. 9) Nathaniel Bowditch. Approx 780 pages; internally VG, boards are worn and soiled, binding shaken but intact; Nathanial Bowditch first published this encyclopedic work in 1802. During the last two centuries over 75 editions, almost 1,000,000 copies, of Bowditch have been published by the US Government. It has lived because it has combined the best technologies of each generation of navigator. This Edition covers navigation techniques such as celestial, plotting and dead reckoning. Bowditch contains numerous tables which have been valued for years by practicing navigators. Bowditch is carried on the bridge of every U.S. Navy ship and should be the mainstay of any serious navigator's library.[Thumbnails Below]American Practical Navigator (Hydrographic Office No. 9)Author: Bowditch, NathanielPublication: Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1943Binding: HardcoverCondition: GoodDescription: Approx 780 pages; internally VG, boards are worn and soiled, binding shaken but intact; Nathanial Bowditch first published this encyclopedic work in 1802. During the last two centuries over 75 editions, almost 1,000,000 copies, of Bowditch have been published by the US Government. It has lived because it has combined the best technologies of each generation of navigator. This read more