The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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An abridged work on navigation.

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2026 Editor's Note: 'Epitomes' of navigation — one-volume everything-books like Norie's — served until electronic charts; Norie's Nautical Tables, astonishingly, is still in print for today's navigators. See Norie. (Ed: BR 2026-07-08)

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