Henri Pitot
1695 – 1771
La theorie de la manoeuvre des vaisseaux, reduite en pratique, ou, Les principes et les regles, pour naviguer le plus avantageusement qu'il est possible
The theory of the working of ships applied to practice
The theory of the working of ships, applied to practice. Containing the principles and rules for sailing with the greatest advantage possible. By Mons. Pitot, ... Translated from the French, by Edmund Stone, ..