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William Bourne. A Regiment for the Sea. 1574
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2009 Oct 14, 08:06 -0700
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2009 Oct 14, 08:06 -0700
Attached please find a transcript of William Bourne's sixth chapter from "A Regiment for the Sea". I tried to get a letter for letter transcript to give the feel of the document. Naturally, spell checking this document was impossible, given the wild spellings of various words. Any errors in this transcript remain mine. Some interesting points are 1) Contemporary (1574) practical advice on how to use a cross staff 2) Contemporary (1574) practical advice on how to use an Astrolobe 3) Determination of your meridian 4) Contemporary azimuths of the sun 5) Contemporary amplitudes of the sun 6) Variation of the compass 7) His opinion as to the determination of Longitude from the variation Enjoy!!! Best Regards Brad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
