The New American Practical Navigator

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The New American Practical Navigator is a seminal 19th-century maritime navigation manual that became the standard reference for sailors and navigators worldwide.

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instanceOf maritime reference work ⓘ
nautical almanac ⓘ
navigation manual ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bowditch ⓘ
linked to: Nathaniel Bowditch

Bowditch’s Navigator ⓘ
author Nathaniel Bowditch ⓘ
becameStandardFor United States Navy ⓘ
United States merchant marine ⓘ
navigators worldwide ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
firstEditionPublicationYear 1802 ⓘ
genre reference book ⓘ
technical manual ⓘ
hasEdition modern revised editions ⓘ
includes logarithmic tables ⓘ
lunar distance tables ⓘ
methods for finding latitude ⓘ
methods for finding longitude ⓘ
rules for keeping a ship’s log ⓘ
sailing directions ⓘ
tide tables ⓘ
trigonometric tables ⓘ
influenced international standards of marine navigation ⓘ
maritime education in the United States ⓘ
intendedAudience naval officers ⓘ
professional mariners ⓘ
students of navigation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
maintainedBy United States government ⓘ
mediaType book ⓘ
notableFor correction of errors in earlier navigation tables ⓘ
practical examples for seafaring use ⓘ
systematic treatment of navigation ⓘ
originalTitle The New American Practical Navigator; Being an Epitome of Navigation ⓘ
publisher National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Defense Mapping Agency ⓘ
United States Hydrographic Office ⓘ
subject celestial navigation ⓘ
dead reckoning ⓘ
marine navigation ⓘ
nautical astronomy ⓘ
nautical calculations ⓘ
nautical tables ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
piloting ⓘ
usedBy mariners ⓘ
navigators ⓘ
sailors ⓘ

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linked to: The New American Practical Navigator