Tables of difference of latitude and departure : constructed to every quarter of a degree of the quadrant, and continued from one, to the distance of one hundred miles or chains.

Tables of difference of latitude and departure : constructed to every quarter of a degree of the quadrant, and continued from one, to the distance of one hundred miles or chains.

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Author / Creator:	Robertson, J. (John), 1712-1776
Imprint:	Wilmington [Del.] : Printed by Bonsal and Niles, for Zachariah Jess, M,DCC,XCIX. [1799]
Description:	[1], 1-3, 5-91, [3], 59, [1] p. ; 8⁰.
Language:	English
Subject:	Surveying -- Tables. Traverse tables. Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) Latitude. Latitude. Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) Surveying. Traverse tables. Tables.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10284233

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Other authors / contributors:	Bonsal, Vincent, -1811 printer. Niles, Samuel, 1674-1762, printer. Jess, Zachariah, publisher.
Notes:	Attributed to John Robertson by Evans and Rink. Issued with: Jess, Zachariah. A compendious system of practical surveying, and dividing land. Wilmington, 1799 (Evans 35670). Listed separately in Evans (entry 36236) but probably not so issued. Table of logs, 59, [1] p. at end. Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. Evans, 35670 Evans, 36236 Rink, E. Delaware, 514 English Short Title Catalog, W19239. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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