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Book Holding: The British mariner’s assistant: containing forty tables, adapted to the several purposes of trigonometry and navigation. To which are prefixed, an essay on logarithms, and navigation epitomized; Containing Rules for solving the most necessary Problems, with the Method of finding the Latitude at Sea, by Observations taken either before or after Noon, &c. &c. By Benjamin Donn. Master of the Academy at Kingston, near Taunton, Somersetshire, and Author of the Mathematical Essays, The Accountant, The Geometrician, &c.
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Record ID 151929
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3) (1776-1779, Type: Student). Page: 214
The British Mariners Assistant
Borrowed: 1776/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1776/12/20 (Friday). Classmark: J 5. 17. Original Returned Text: British Mar . Assistant.
James McDonald
Gender: Male.
Life dates: bap. 1753-1843. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1393717308.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Donne (Male, born 1729, died 1798)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The British mariner’s assistant: containing forty tables, adapted to the several purposes of trigonometry and navigation. To which are prefixed, an essay on logarithms, and navigation epitomized; Containing Rules for solving the most necessary Problems, with the Method of finding the Latitude at Sea, by Observations taken either before or after Noon, &c. &c. By Benjamin Donn. Master of the Academy at Kingston, near Taunton, Somersetshire, and Author of the Mathematical Essays, The Accountant, The Geometrician, &c.
Classmark: J.5.17.
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Donne (Male, born 1729, died 1798)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The British mariner’s assistant: containing forty tables, adapted to the several purposes of trigonometry and navigation. To which are prefixed, an essay on logarithms, and navigation epitomized; Containing Rules for solving the most necessary Problems, with the Method of finding the Latitude at Sea, by Observations taken either before or after Noon, &c. &c. By Benjamin Donn. Master of the Academy at Kingston, near Taunton, Somersetshire, and Author of the Mathematical Essays, The Accountant, The Geometrician, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T63508
Benjamin Donne (Male, born 1729, died 1798)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British Mariner’s Assistant
Borrowed: 1776/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1776/12/20 (Friday).
Borrower: James McDonald
Author: Benjamin Donne (Male, born 1729, died 1798), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge