NAVIGATION BY i GEORGE I!"HOSMER Associate Professor of Topographical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology FIRST EDITION NEW YORK JOHN WILEY & SONS, Inc. Lonpon: CHAPMAN & HALL, LimiTeD 1918CopyricHt, 1918 BY GEORGE L. HOSMER Stanbope Press ¥. H.GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U.S.A.SF ote Reet, &-77— ce PREFACE Tus book is written as an aid for those who wish to study navigation with the intention of taking examina- tions to obtain officer’s licenses. It is assumed that the reader may not have a knowledge of mathematics be- yond that of simple arithmetic. No theory or algebraic formulas have been introduced in the body of the book, but only the simple working rules required for the daily routine of the navigator. The author has endeavored to present the subject in a clear and simple manner, yet without omitting anything essential. The methods of computation have been illustrated by numerous examples, and many problems have been left for the student to solve. No attempt has been made to treat all the subjects in which a candidate will be examined (such as seamanship, tules of the road, etc.), but it was thought advisable to include certain useful’ information at the end of the book, for convenience of reference. The value of such a book must depend largely upon the reliability of the statements and the accuracy of the computations. The author will consider it a favor if his attention is called to any errors that may be dis- covered, so that they may be corrected as opportunity offers. The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to Professors C. B. Breed and J. W. Howard of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and to Mr. Rudolph Beaver for valuable suggestions and criticism of the manuscript. G.L. H. Camprince, December, 1917. ane: G99 wDaeat