A Treatise on Marine Surveying

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Excerpt from A Treatise on Marine Surveying: Prepared for the Use of Younger Naval Officers, With Question for Examination and Exercises, Principally From the Papers of the Royal Naval College, With the ResultsExamination in this subject has been greatly increased since the establishment of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich, Formerly, the only test proposed (irrespective of a vied voce Examination) was the construction of a very simple Mercator's Chart (vide a typical example, p. 91, No. Whereas now in addition to the construction of a chart, involving at times some peculiar difficulties (vide Nos. 11, 14, 16, 18, 22, in Chap. Questions are nearly always set which require a sound knowledge of the different methods of Fixing Positions, of the Management of Chronometers, of Meridian Distances, of the Use of Surveying Instruments, and of the varied and important information which is conveyed succinctly but with perfect accuracy by the Symbols employed in the Admiralty charts. It seemed to me that, under these cir cumstances, a small Manual embodying the necessary infor mation would be welcomed by young officers who are called on to undergo an Examination in the subject. And if, in addition to meeting the wants of younger students, my other hope should be realized that the Book may succeed in enlist ing the sympathy of readers for a most interesting and useful branch of study, in exciting a desire in Junior Naval Officers to gain, as opportunity offers, a knowledge of an important branch of their profession, and in laying a firm foundation for the future instruction, theoretical and practical, imparted in the subject in the Royal Naval College and elsewhere, then indeed I shall be rewarded for the many weeks and months of labour which its preparation has required.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.