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L'art de naviguer

The Art of Navigation

L'art de naviguer

Pedro de Medina

French

Pedro de Medina 1545 · published 1569

250 pages

Natural Philosophy Classical Philosophy Geography Exploration

First Translation

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

While Pedro de Medina's 'Arte de navegar' was translated into English by John Frampton in 1581, that translation was made directly from the original Spanish text. The 1569 French edition is a translation by Nicolas de Nicolay, and no evidence was found of an English translation of this specific French version. In accordance with the instructions, since the French source text itself has not been rendered into English, this is considered a first translation.

Verified Mar 8, 2026 via local catalogs, local catalogs, ustc, google books, open library · methodology

Geography & Exploration Natural Philosophy & Science Classical Philosophy

About This Book

geographyastronomymathematicsastrology

Step onto the deck of the Age of Discovery with Pedro de Medina’s 'The Art of Navigation,' the first manual to transform the 'trackless sea' into a mathematically conquered empire. Discover how Renaissance explorers used palm-sized instruments to measure the vast curvature of the heavens and bridge the gap between ancient philosophy and the New World.

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Major Themes

Navigation100pSoleil62pPedro de Medina44pNort44pSud38psolar declination37pcelestial navigation35pEquator32pdegrez32platitude31pdeclinaison31pastronomie29pnavigation tables29phaulteur26pEquinoctial25pOrizon25pnauigation24pdeclination24pleagues23pNorth Star20pLune20prhumb lines20ppilote19pRumb19pAristotle18pRhumbs18pRhumb18pMeridien18pligne Equinoctiale18pMeridian17paltitude17psolar altitude17plieues16pPole16pEquinoctial Line16pcalendrier16pastronomy15pAstrolabe15pPtolemy15pMars15p

16th centuryp. 5, p. 6

16th-century astronomyp. 140, p. 180

16th-century geographyp. 7, p. 97

16th-century mathematicsp. 128, p. 138

16th-century navigationp. 168, p. 179, p. 221

16th-century sciencep. 109, p. 217

Abbép. 156, p. 157, p. 158

Aevropap. 50, p. 225

Africap. 50, p. 225

aiguillep. 68, p. 69, p. 198, p. 200, p. 204, p. 206, p. 208

aiguille de marinep. 197, p. 199, p. 207

Aiguilles de Marinep. 196, p. 203, p. 205, p. 209

aiguilles marinesp. 201, p. 244

airp. 29, p. 30, p. 51

Al-Farghanip. 18, p. 229

Alacenp. 19, p. 135

Albertp. 39, p. 54

Albert le grandp. 22, p. 29, p. 30, p. 37, p. 38, p. 40, p. 41, p. 42+2 more

Albert the Greatp. 37, p. 38, p. 40, p. 41, p. 42, p. 52

Albertus Magnusp. 22, p. 29, p. 30, p. 34, p. 39, p. 40, p. 52, p. 54+1 more

Alfraganusp. 32, p. 98, p. 133, p. 226, p. 229

Alhazenp. 19, p. 135

Almagestp. 93, p. 99, p. 226

Almagestep. 16, p. 23, p. 93, p. 226

Alphraganp. 14, p. 18, p. 98, p. 133

altitude of the polep. 175, p. 179, p. 185

altitude of the polesp. 187, p. 191

altitude of the sunp. 119, p. 129

altitude: the angular height of a celestial body above the horizonp. 127, p. 128, p. 129, p. 177

altitude: the height of the Sun above the horizonp. 113, p. 114, p. 118

altitude: the height of the sun in degrees above the horizonp. 125, p. 126

altitude: the measured height of the Sun above the horizonp. 116, p. 117

An solairep. 100, p. 101, p. 137

Antarcticp. 172, p. 173, p. 232

Antarctic polep. 194, p. 195, p. 244

Antarctiquep. 172, p. 173, p. 174, p. 230, p. 231

Antartiquep. 96, p. 97

Aouſtp. 149, p. 214, p. 215, p. 216, p. 217

aoustp. 145, p. 162, p. 232

Aprilp. 140, p. 144, p. 148, p. 158

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