{"product_id":"1962-american-practical-navigator-bowditch-us-navy-nautical-navigation-hardcover","title":"1962 American Practical Navigator Bowditch U.S. Navy Nautical Navigation Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1962 American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch is a substantial U.S. Navy navigation reference in a dark blue hardcover binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrated volume covers piloting, dead reckoning, navigation instruments, calculations, nautical terminology, and the practical work of determining a vessel’s position and course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover maritime navigation reference book\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Practical Navigator: An Epitome of Navigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Originally by Nathaniel Bowditch, LL.D.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\/Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962 Corrected Reprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e H.O. 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