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An essay on the variation of the compass, shewing how far it is influenced by a change in the direction of the ship's head, with an exposition of the dangers arising to navigators from not allowing for this change of variation. Interspersed with practical observations and remarks.
- Title
- An essay on the variation of the compass, [microform] shewing how far it is influenced by a change in the direction of the ship's head, with an exposition of the dangers arising to navigators from not allowing for this change of variation. Interspersed with practical observations and remarks.
- Author
- Bain, William, Sir, 1775-1853
- Publication
- Edinburgh: W. Blackwood and J. Murray, 1817.
Details
- Description
- [6] p, 140 p, map. Tables, fold. map.; 23cm.
- Subject
- Compass
- Reproduction (note)
- Microopaque.
- Call Number
- *XCN-1 Box B-1 no. 24
- OCLC
- NYPG794414878-B
- Author
- Bain, William, Sir, 1775-1853.
- Title
- An essay on the variation of the compass, [microform] shewing how far it is influenced by a change in the direction of the ship's head, with an exposition of the dangers arising to navigators from not allowing for this change of variation. Interspersed with practical observations and remarks.
- Imprint
- Edinburgh: W. Blackwood and J. Murray, 1817.
- Reproduction
- Microopaque. 2 microopaques ; 15 x 23 cm. Readex. (Landmarks of science)
- Research Call Number
- *XCN-1 Box B-1 no. 24 [Microopaque]