How long does it take to read American Practical Navigator?
Nathaniel Bowditch, Philip Henry Cooper, United States Bureau of Naval Personnel, George Wood Logan, United States Navy Dept Bureau of Equi, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (U. S.), Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, Nima, United States Navy Department Hydrographic Office
American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch, Philip Henry Cooper, United States Bureau of Naval Personnel, George Wood Logan, United States Navy Dept Bureau of Equi, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (U. S.), Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, Nima, United States Navy Department Hydrographic Office takes about 12 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 39 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1802. 690 pages, about 189,750 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 119 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Navigation, Nautical astronomy, Tables, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Handbooks, manuals, Boats and boating
