La Science de l'homme de mer, ou, Principes d'arithmétique, de géométrie, d'astronomie & de méchanique dont l'application est nécessaire et utile à l'art de la marine.

Bookseller Notes

An illustrated treatise by Nicolas Charles Romme (1744-1805), a central figure in the development of modern navigation who was responsible for the very first scientific treatise on nautical meteorology (Tableau des vents, mares et courants du globe (which was published posthumously in 1806). He wrote various works on the intersection of existing sciences and navigation, such as in the present work in which he outlines the branches of mathematics which most pertain to navigation, and explains how to use them at sea. Romme studied in Paris, where he became friendly with Lalande, who procured for him the professorship of mathematics and navigation at Rochefort. Bound before the text in the present volume are 2 catalogues of the bookseller Barrois: the first, of 20 pages, is of scientific books, the second of 16 pages, is general. The catalogues have a few tears, &c.