Author: DE MIREMONT, COMTE
Title: PRACTICAL METHODS IN MODERN NAVIGATION For The Ready Solution of Daily Problems at Sea..
Description: London. George Philip, 1905., First edition. Hardback. "A Handbook for the ready solution of Daily Problems at Sea." 107 pages. Frontispiece is "Flags Of The International Code of Signals" illustrated in colour. On 2 pages is "Points of the Compass and their Fractional Parts in Degrees." 22cm. x 14.5cm. 8vo. Navy blue cloth cover, with lettering in gilt, and a design of a sextant on front in bright gilt. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks, but on the front side of spine there is a tiny bit of damage to the surface of the cover. It really is very tiny! Endpages are slightly foxed. Light brown d./w. is slightly soiled, worn & slightly torn in places on edges, has a 2cm. tear on both back top corners, & a small hole (2cm. x 2cm.) on front side edge of spine. 1905

Keywords: Comte de Miremont sextant navigation astronamy longitude stars


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