NAUTICAL WORKS. 47 



GRIFFIN'S NAUTICAL SERIES. 



SECOND EDITION. Price 5s. Post-free. 



A 1VEA1MXJAL OF 



ELEMENTARY SEAMANSHIP, 



BY 



D. WILSON-BARKER, MASTER MARINER; F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S.,&c., &c.; 



YOUNGER BROTHER OP THE TRINITY HOUSE. 



With Frontispiece, Twelve Plates (Two in Colours), and Illustrations 

 in the Text. 



GENERAL CONTENTS. The Building of a Ship; Parts of Hull, Masts, 

 &c. Ropes, Knots, Splicing, &c. Gear, Lead and Log, &c. Rigging, 

 Anchors Sailmaking The Sails, &c Handling of Boats under Sail-- 

 Signals and Signalling Rule of the Road Keeping and Relieving Watch- 

 Points of Etiquette Glossary of Sea Terms and Phrases Index. 



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NAVIGATION: 



PRACTICAL JSJWI> THEORETICAL 



BY DAVID WILSON-BARKER, R.N.R., F.R.S.E., &c., &c., 



AND 



WILLIAM ALLINGHAM, 



FIRST-CLASS HONOURS, NAVIGATION, SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT. 



THlttb IRumeroua 5llu6ttatfcms an& ^Examination (Questions, 



1 GENERAL CONTENTS. Definitions Latitude and Longitude Instrument* 

 of Navigation Correction of Courses Plane Sailing Traverse Sailing Day' 

 Work Parallel Sailing Middle Latitude Sailing Mercator's Chart 

 M creator Sailing Current Sailing Position by Bearings Great Circle Sailing 

 The Tides Questions Appendix : Compass Error Ntimerous Useful Hints, 

 &c. Index. 



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