An easy introduction to practical gunnery : or, the art of engineering. Containing, I. Decimal Arithmetic, Extraction of Roots. II. Mensuration of Planes and Solids, and the Computation of the Strength of Timber Joists, &c. III. The Computation of Balls and Shells. IV. The necessary Theorems in Geometry, demonstrated in a very plain and easy Way. V. The Nature and Use of Logarithms. VI. Plane Trigonometry in all its Cases; with the Method of taking Heights and Distances, and a one Station. Vii. Gunnery, where the Cases are solved by Addition and Subtraction only, with numeral Examples, the Rules in Words at length, for those who are unacquainted with the Elements of the higher Geometry. Viii. The Theory of Projectiles. IX. Tables of Experiments of Cannons and Mortars, with some Observations. X. The Solution of a difficult Problem to find the Velocity of a Bullet, shot from any Piece of Artillery. XI. The necessary Tables of Gunnery. Illustrated with Copper Plates. By F. Holliday, Master of the Free Grammar School at Haughton Park, near Retford, Nottinghamshire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holliday, Francis, 1717-1787.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gunnery--Early works to 1800.

Gunnery.

Mathematics--Early works to 1800.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

xv pages, 1 unnumbered page,173 pages, 3 unnumbered pages,plates ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLVI. [1756]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The final three pages contain advertisements.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T84220.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.