The Rudiments of Navigation

"The Rudiments of Navigation" by Mungo Murray, originally published in 1760, provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of navigation during the maritime age. This meticulously detailed volume elucidates the essential concepts, offering clear demonstrations and illustrations to enhance understanding. The book covers a range of topics, including the construction and application of logarithmic tables, the utilization of lines on plain and Gunter's scales, and the interpretation of natural and artificial tangents and sines.Designed to be accessible and practical, this work served as an invaluable resource for sailors, surveyors, and anyone seeking a solid foundation in navigational techniques. Murray's systematic approach ensures that readers can grasp the fundamental elements of navigation through numerous examples and explanations, making it an enduring contribution to maritime literature.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.