A complete collection of tables for navigation and nautical astronomy. With simple, concise, and accurate methods, for all the calculations useful at sea; particularly for deducing the longitude from lunar distances, and the latitude from two altitudes of the sun and the interval of time between the observations / By Joseph de Mendoza Rios.

  • Mendoza y Riós, José de, 1763-1816.
Date:
1809
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Credit: A complete collection of tables for navigation and nautical astronomy. With simple, concise, and accurate methods, for all the calculations useful at sea; particularly for deducing the longitude from lunar distances, and the latitude from two altitudes of the sun and the interval of time between the observations / By Joseph de Mendoza Rios. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLES. 7ahks to correSi the obferved Altitudes of the Sun, Moon, and Stars ; and the ohferved Dijlances of the Moon to the Sun, or a Star, PACK T. I. Depreflions, or Dips, of the Horizon of the Sea . ..... i T. II. Dips of the Sea, at different Diffances from the Obferver . . . . i T. III. Corredlions for Deviation . . . . . ... I T. IV. Contradfions of the Semidiameters ...... i T. V. Semidiameters of the Moon, in Altitude . . . . • . 2 T. VI. Correftions (fubtradlive) of the Apparent Altitudes of the Sun and Stars . . 4. T. VII. Complemetary Corredlions {additive) of the Apparent Altitudes of the Sun and Stars 6 T. VIII. Corredfions of the Apparent Altitudes of the Moon . . . 8 T. IX. Auxiliary Arguments for Table X. T. X. Numbers I. for Sums of Apparent Altitudes . and Numbers III. for Apparent Diflances Numbers II. for corredted Sums of Altitudes Number IV. to find the corredted Diflances T. XI. Corredlions of the Moon’s Horizontal Parallax, on account of the fpheroidal Figure of the Earth . . . .... ,352 T. XII. Corredlions to be added to the Lunar Diflances, on account of the fpheroidal Figure of the Earth . . . . • . • 35^ T. XIII. Logarithms to compute the Corredlions to be fubtradled from the Lunar Diflances, on account of the fpheroidal Figure of the Earth . . . 352 } and Auxiliary Arguments 52 Logarithmic ’Tables, and Tables to convert Parts of the Circle into Time, and vice-verfa. T. XIV. Proportional Logarithms . . . . . .354 T. XV. Logarithms of Numbers . ... . . 365 T. XVI. Logarithmic Sines, Cofines, Secants, and Cofecants, Verfed, Coverfed, Suverfed, and Sucoverfed . . . . . . .382 T XVII. To convert Signs into Degrees, or Hours .... 472 T. XV1‘1. To convert Seconds of the Circle, into Seconds and Decimals of Time . . 4^2 T. XIX. To convert Decimals of a Second of Time, into Seconds and Decimals of the Circle 472 Tables for various Purpofes. T. XX. Differences between the Sun’s meridional Altitude, and its Altitude One ATmute before, or after. Noon . . . , . . 474 T. XXL Multipliers for the Ufe of the foregoing Table . . . . . 478 T. XXII. Catalogue of Stars, with their right Afeenfions, and Declinations, adapted to the beginning of the Year 1800 .... . . 479 T. XXIII. Accelei-ation of the fixed Stars in Mean Time . . . . 480 T. XXIV. Tune from Noon, at which it is advantageous to obferve the Altitude of the Sun, in Older to find the Apparent Time . . . . .481 c