Ms. volume dealing exhaustively with navigational and related astronomical problems
- Made:
- 1781
- maker:
- William Bayly
[Ms. volume dealing exhaustively with navigational and related astronomical problems / William Bayley, 1781. Includes sections on construction of Gunter's Quadrant; Dials - construction of sundials, horizontal or wall dials at various planes; projection of spheres; use of compass; tacking to starboard and larboard; making charts; variations of the compass; description and uses of instruments used in navigation and astronomy; astronomical definitions and problems; information on constellations and planets. Neatly written on 147 pages, with over 50 illustrations (many coloured) and including six volvelles]
Details
- Category:
- Archive
- Object Number:
- 1997-12
- Measurements:
-
: 335 x 215 mm
- type:
- manuscript volume
- credit:
- Purchased from Henry Bristow Ltd.
