Bernard's Nautical Star Chart. A Chart Constructed on Mercator's Principle, showing all Navigating Stars, from 70 degrees N and 70 degrees S. Dec.
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, c. 1958. Very large folding star chart, printed in red and black, astronomical information to reverse, folded In original printed envelope. Published c. 1958. Loosely inserted are a compliments slip from the College of the Sea, London, and two small book pages regarding navigation. Envelope lightly worn. Chart in near-fine condition.
Detailed map of the constellations, for use in navigation, giving: "The Position, the Forms of the Various Constellations, the Sidereal Hour Angle, Right Ascension and Declination of every star". A beautiful chart. Item #98579
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