Author: U. S. Hydrographic Office
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332362205
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Excerpt from Simultaneous Altitudes and Azimuths of Celestial Bodies The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to cause to be prepared, at the Hydrographic Office attached to the Bureau Of Navigation in the Navy Depart ment, maps, charts, and nautical books relating to and required in navigation, and to publish and furnish them to navigators at the cost of printing and paper, and to purchase the plates and copyrights Of such existing maps, charts, navi gators, sailing directions, and instructions, as he may consider necessary, and when he may deem it expedient to do so, and under such regulations and instructions as he may prescribe. (r. S. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.