Shortrede, Captain Robert: SCHEME OF A TABLE FOR ALL TIME. Calcutta, 1841. pp. 595-612. 2 mobile circular diagrammatic inclusions (one loose).
Offprint extracted from the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Volume 10, Issue 116 published in 1841. Shortrede was a 19th century naval officer, mathematician and cartographer who spent part of his career as a military engineer based in India. He devised an extensive number of mathematical and navigational tables. This contribution outlines his structure and methodology for the creation of the tables. Very scarce.