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Author Phillippes, Henry, -1677?
Title The advancement of the art of navigation : in two parts : the first shewing by a new canon of sines, tangents, and secants, how to resolve all cases of right-lined triangles, onely by looking into the tables without any calculation : particularly applied to all the three kinds of sailing : viz. by the plain chart, by Mercaters chart, by a great circle, and to the art of surveying : the second part, shewing several observations for the better odering of the log-line, and for the more exact and ready measuring, not onely of minutes, but seconds of time, with some new experiments and engines for the more constant finding of a ships way / by Henry Philippes.
Publication Info London : Printed by R. & W. Leybourn for George Hulock ..., 1657.



Descript [14], 156, [91], [33], 39 p.
Note 2d part has special t.p.
Inserted between the first and second parts is possibly a first edition of another work of Phillippes consisting of two parts which was published separately in 1708. The first part: The seaman's canon of triangles, London, 1657. The second part: A brief canon of triangles, London, 1657.
Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.
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Author Phillippes, Henry, -1677?
Series Early English books online.
Subject Navigation -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Phillippes, Henry, -1677? Seaman's canon of triangles.
Phillippes, Henry, -1677? Brief canon of triangles.
Descript [14], 156, [91], [33], 39 p.
Note 2d part has special t.p.
Inserted between the first and second parts is possibly a first edition of another work of Phillippes consisting of two parts which was published separately in 1708. The first part: The seaman's canon of triangles, London, 1657. The second part: A brief canon of triangles, London, 1657.
Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.
Author Phillippes, Henry, -1677?
Series Early English books online.
Subject Navigation -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Phillippes, Henry, -1677? Seaman's canon of triangles.
Phillippes, Henry, -1677? Brief canon of triangles.

Subject Navigation -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [14], 156, [91], [33], 39 p.
Note 2d part has special t.p.
Inserted between the first and second parts is possibly a first edition of another work of Phillippes consisting of two parts which was published separately in 1708. The first part: The seaman's canon of triangles, London, 1657. The second part: A brief canon of triangles, London, 1657.
Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.
Alt author Phillippes, Henry, -1677? Seaman's canon of triangles.
Phillippes, Henry, -1677? Brief canon of triangles.

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