| Reference number | AP/8A/6 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'An essay on the improvement of navigation by means of new sea-charts and nautical tables' by John Cooke |
| Date | 1809 |
| Description | Cooke provides improvements on navigational methods in three parts: one focusing on sailing in sight of land, using charts to navigate; one focusing on sailing on the ocean using charts and numerical tables to navigate; and the last focusing on solving problems in nautical astronomy using numbers only. Includes two pages of illustrations.
Subject: Navigation
Communicated by Mr [Taylor] Combe. Read to the Royal Society on 26 January 1815. |
| Extent | 34p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/8A/6/1 |
| AP/8A/6/2 |
| AP/8A/6/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4934 | Cooke; John (1756 - 1838) | 1756 - 1838 |
| NA3167 | Combe; Taylor (1774 - 1826) | 1774 - 1826 |