Commonplace workbook kept by William Spink, RN, including mathematical calculations and methods for calculating at sea.
Includes mathermatical problems, plain sailing calculations, reduction of time, a page of hand drawn flag standards, calculations for gunners, astronomical calculations. There is an observation on 15 May 1686 involving a Mr Butty and two other men running very fast on an otherwise deserted and uninhabited island. They ran up a hill and away from sight. This was observed while William Spink and others were on an island [Strom Bloe?] hunting for wild rabbits. The volume has 'William Spink his book 1697' and at another point 'William Spink his book 1705' written within. It is illustrated throughout with examples of ships, flags, castles, men holding standards and numerous calculation tables and charts.
Record Details
Item reference: | NVT/47; MSS/75/081 MSS/75/081 |
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Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
Level: | ITEM |
Date made: | 17c; 1697-1705 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Italian lecture notes on navigation and Astronomy. Latin. (Manuscript) (NVT/2)
- Treatise on Navigation and Fortification by De Junquieres. French. (Manuscript) (NVT/3)
- General course of navigation compiled by John Marshall. (Manuscript) (NVT/4)
- "Viaticum Nautarum or The Sailor's Vade Mecum": a treatise on finding longitude at sea by Astronomical Observations by Robert Wright. (Manuscript) (NVT/5)
- Navigation workbook kept by Daniell Sephtonal. (Manuscript) (NVT/6)
- Treatise on Navigation by Fransisco da Costa. Portuguese. (Manuscript) (NVT/7)
- Navigation workbook kept by William Downman. (Manuscript) (NVT/8)
- Navigation workbook. English. (Manuscript) (NVT/9)
- Treatise and workbook on navigation kept by James Tilden. (Manuscript) (NVT/10)
- Navigation workbook kept by Mr R. Pechell. (Manuscript) (NVT/11)
- Treatise on Astronomy including a description of the Perpetual Kalleder by Thomas Willford. (Manuscript) (NVT/12)
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