 | 1977 - 1412 páginas
...Having been convinced of this truth, the ship was kept on her course, ENE, the wind being still SE, and in less than an hour, Small's light was made bearing ENE % E., and close aboard." In 1843 Sumner published his book, A New and Accurate Method of Finding a Ship's Position at Sea by... | |
 | Thomas H. Sumner - 1845 - 130 páginas
...Having been convinced of this truth, the ship was kept on her course, ENE, the wind being still SE, and in less than an hour, Small's light was made, bearing ENE i E., and close aboard. The latitude by dead reckoning, was erroneous 8 miles ; and if the longitude... | |
 | Thomas H. Sumner - 1845 - 106 páginas
...Having been convinced of this truth, the ship was kept on her course, ENE, the wind being still SE, and in less than an hour, Small's light was made, bearing ENE i E., and close aboard. The latitude by dead reckoning, was erroneous 8 miles; and if the longitude... | |
 | Thomas H. Sumner - 1851 - 104 páginas
...Having been convinced of this truth, the ship was kept on her course, ENE, the wind bearing still SE, and in less than an hour, Small's light was made,...close aboard. The latitude by dead reckoning, was erroneous 8 miles ; and if the longitude by chronometer had been found by this latitude, the ship's... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1906 - 670 páginas
...must be somewhere on that line. The ship was kept on the course ENE., and in less than an hour Smalls light was made, bearing ENE. $ E. and close aboard....miles too far S. and 31' 30" of longitude too far . W., and the result to the ship might have teen disastrous had this wrong position been adopted. This... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1931 - 866 páginas
...must be somewhere on that line. The ship was kept on the course ENE., and in less than an hour Smalls light was made, bearing ENE. $ E. and close aboard....miles too far S., and 31' 30" of longitude too far W., and the result to the ship might have been disastrous had this wrong position been adopted. This... | |
 | Hewitt Schlereth - 2000 - 148 páginas
...Having been convinced of this truth, the ship was kept on her course, ENE, the wind being still SE, and in less than an hour Small's light was made bearing ENE 1/2 E., and close aboard. Whew! It's the classic mariner's nightmare — a lee shore and a lousy day.... | |
 | Brian Lasater - 2008 - 600 páginas
...was right. Having been convinced,... the ship was kept on her course, ENE, the wind being still SE, and in less than an hour Small's Light was made bearing ENE x E., and close aboard."30 In 1843 Sumner published his book, A New and Accurate Method of Finding... | |
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... altitude must have happened at all the three points and at Small's light, and at the ship, at the same instant of time ; and it followed, that Small's light must bear ENE, if the Chronometer was right. Having been convinced of this truth, the ship... 