"Elements of Navigation" by F.W.Horne.
"Elements of Navigation" by F.W.Horne, 1819. This manuscript volume, a copy of J. Robertson's 'Elements of Navigation' first published in 1754, formed part of the course at the Royal Mathematical School, Christ's Hospital, and every boy was expected to produce a copy as part of their navigational exercises.
Record Details
| Item reference: | NVT/42 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1754 -1819; 1819 - ? |
| Creator: | Horne, Frederick William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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