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Regiment for the Sea and Other Writings on Navigation by William Borne of Gronesend, a Gunner (Hakluyt Society Works Ser .: No 2 Vol 121)

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Thsi book contains a reprint of several works by William Bourne, which are astronmical almanacs and tide tables from Elizabethan England, just as the science of Navigation was being differentiated from Astrology, and demonstates interesting relationships to both. It is all the more interesting in that Bourne intended this book as an instruction for all seamen in proactical navigational techniques, which up to that point was the rather closely guarded province of ships pilots. Bourne is also at a crossroads in the English language, at a time of great transition, and the authors language model and writing style noticeably evolves to a more modern syntax and standardized spelling over just a decade. This is very fascinating to follow. I find this book eminently worth the money, and encourage the reader to seek out more Hakluyt Society reprints, as well, as I have never been disappointed by a single one.

Thsi book contains a reprint of several works by William Bourne, which are astronmical almanacs and tide tables from Elizabethan England, just as the science of Navigation was being differentiated from Astrology, and demonstates interesting relationships to both. It is all the more interesting in that Bourne intended this book as an instruction for all seamen in proactical navigational techniques, which up to that point was the rather closely guarded province of ships pilots. Bourne is also at a crossroads in the English language, at a time of great transition, and the authors language model and writing style noticeably evolves to a more modern syntax and standardized spelling over just a decade. This is very fascinating to follow. I find this book eminently worth the money, and encourage the reader to seek out more Hakluyt Society reprints, as well, as I have never been disappointed by a single one.