Author: Ch Philippe De Kerhallet

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781332131426

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Excerpt from General Examination of the Atlantic Ocean: With Nautical Directions for Avoiding Hurricanes and a Memoir on the Currents of the Atlantic The works of the late Captain C. II. Philippe De Kerhallet, of the Imperial French Navy, on the winds, currents, and navigation of the great oceans, are among the most concise, comprehensive, and practical extant. They not only afford abundant proof of the research and scientific attainments of their author, but also of his thorough knowledge as a practical navigator and seaman, which adds much to their value with those of the same profession. The General Examination of the Pacific Ocean, by the same author, was translated by Commander (now Rear-Admiral) Charles Henry Davis, United States Navy, in 1859, and since published by the Bureau of Navigation. In translating this volume of the series I have given a literal translation as nearly as the idioms of the two languages admit, reducing measures of distances, depths, height of barometer, &c., to our own standards. I have added a few additional remarks on the winds, &c., of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, translated from the third part of the Manuel de la Navigation dans la Mer des Antilles et dans le Golfe du Mexique, a discussion by the late Professor A. D. Bache, Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, on the observations on the winds at Fort Morgan, Key West, and Galveston, made under his direction during the years of 1847, 1840, 1851, and 1852, and observations on the winds, &c., of the Straits of Magellan, by Captain Richard Mayne, R. N, commanding Her Britannic Majesty's surveying vessel Nassau, 1868. I have also appended to Chapter II on the Currents of the Atlantic Ocean a table of the temperatures and the specific gravity of its waters from 50 N. to 50 S. latitude, taken from the sailing directory for the South Atlantic Ocean, by A. G. Findlay, F.R.S. 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."

Download or read book General Examination of the Atlantic Ocean written by Ch Philippe De Kerhallet and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from General Examination of the Atlantic Ocean: With Nautical Directions for Avoiding Hurricanes and a Memoir on the Currents of the Atlantic The works of the late Captain C. II. Philippe De Kerhallet, of the Imperial French Navy, on the winds, currents, and navigation of the great oceans, are among the most concise, comprehensive, and practical extant. They not only afford abundant proof of the research and scientific attainments of their author, but also of his thorough knowledge as a practical navigator and seaman, which adds much to their value with those of the same profession. The General Examination of the Pacific Ocean, by the same author, was translated by Commander (now Rear-Admiral) Charles Henry Davis, United States Navy, in 1859, and since published by the Bureau of Navigation. In translating this volume of the series I have given a literal translation as nearly as the idioms of the two languages admit, reducing measures of distances, depths, height of barometer, &c., to our own standards. I have added a few additional remarks on the winds, &c., of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, translated from the third part of the Manuel de la Navigation dans la Mer des Antilles et dans le Golfe du Mexique, a discussion by the late Professor A. D. Bache, Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, on the observations on the winds at Fort Morgan, Key West, and Galveston, made under his direction during the years of 1847, 1840, 1851, and 1852, and observations on the winds, &c., of the Straits of Magellan, by Captain Richard Mayne, R. N, commanding Her Britannic Majesty's surveying vessel Nassau, 1868. I have also appended to Chapter II on the Currents of the Atlantic Ocean a table of the temperatures and the specific gravity of its waters from 50 N. to 50 S. latitude, taken from the sailing directory for the South Atlantic Ocean, by A. G. Findlay, F.R.S. 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."