An Introduction to the Practice of Nautical Surveying, and the Construction of Sea Charts (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book An Introduction to the Practice of Nautical Surveying, and the Construction of Sea Charts (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Copeland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introduction to the Practice of Nautical Surveying, and the Construction of Sea Charts With this view, I have ventured to ofl'er to the public a translation of the Treatise of the celebrated French hydrographer, M. Beautemps-beaupre, which was published at Paris, in 1808, under the title of Appendix to the Narrative of rear-a dm'ral Emmy Dentrecasteauz'e Voyage! The author, witho ut entering into a long detail of difl'erent modes of surveying, and examining their respective merits, comes to the point at once, by giving an interesting statement of the methods he himself has adopted in the construction of his C hurts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.