The Navigator's Assistant: Containing the Theory and Practice of Navigation

William Nicholson

ISBN 10: 0282750061 / ISBN 13: 9780282750060

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2017

Beschreibung

Print on Demand. This book is a comprehensive guide to mathematics and navigation, offering insights into fundamental concepts and practical applications. The author delves into decimal arithmetic, exploring its principles and demonstrating its use in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Moving beyond basic calculations, the text explores proportionality, geometric series, and the invention and use of logarithms, providing readers with tools to simplify complex mathematical operations. Furthermore, the book delves into geometry, introducing essential definitions and theorems related to angles, triangles, circles, and parallel lines. It presents geometrical problems and their solutions, enabling readers to apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios. Trigonometry is also explored, with explanations of sine, cosine, tangent, and secant, and their applications in measuring angles and distances. The inclusion of Gunter's scale, a navigational tool used by mariners, demonstrates the practical application of mathematical principles in navigation. By elucidating the relationship between mathematics and navigation, the author underscores the significance of mathematical knowledge in understanding and navigating the physical world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Navigator's Assistant: Containing the Theory and Practice of Navigation
• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0282750061
• ISBN-13: 9780282750060
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: New
• Buchtyp: print-on-demand item
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Geometry

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.