' Notwithstanding my many
years' experience at sea, it has told me _how much more there is to
acquire_."--(Letter to the Publishers from a Master Mariner).
"I must express my thanks to you for the labour and care you have taken
in 'PRACTICAL MECHANICS.' ... IT IS A LIFE'S EXPERIENCE. ... What an
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~WORKS BY RICHARD C. BUCK,~
of the Thames Nautical Training College, H.M.S. 'Worcester.'
~A Manual of Trigonometry:~ _With Diagrams, Examples, and Exercises.
Price 3s. 6d._
SECOND EDITION, Revised and Corrected.
*** Mr. Buck's Text-Book has been SPECIALLY PREPARED with a view to the
New Examinations of the Board of Trade, in which Trigonometry is an
obligatory subject.
"This EMINENTLY PRACTICAL and RELIABLE VOLUME."--_Schoolmaster._
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~A Manual of Algebra.~
_Designed to meet the Requirements of Sailors and others. Price 3s. 6d._
*** These elementary works on ALGEBRA and TRIGONOMETRY are written
specially for those who will have little opportunity of consulting a
Teacher. They are books for "SELF-HELP." All but the simplest
explanations have, therefore, been avoided, and ANSWERS to the Exercises
are given.
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