Publications of Francis Holliday

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  • Holliday, Francis. Syntagma mathesios: containing the resolution of equations: with a new way of solving cubic and biquadratic equations, ... To all which is prefixed, An essay on the mathematics. London: printed for J. Fuller, 1745. ESTC No. T101176. Grub Street ID 155063.
  • Holliday, Francis. 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. London: printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLVI. [1756]. ESTC No. T84220. Grub Street ID 304631.
  • Holliday, Francis. An easy introduction to fortification and practical gunnery. Containing, I. Decimal Arithmetic, Extraction of Roots. II. The Laws of Motion; of Gravity. Descent of heavy Bodies. Vibration of Pendulums. III. Geometrical Problems, and some of the most useful Theorems in Geometry demonstrated in a very plain and easy Way. IV. The measuring of Superficies. V. The measuring of Solids. Of the Strength of Beams of Timber, with Rules for cutting Scantlings for Buildings, from Mathematical Principles. VI. The Computation of Balls and Shells. Vii. Logarithmical Arithmetic. Viii. Plane Trigonometry, the Proportion of Sines, Co-Fines, Tangents, &c. With many useful Problems for finding Heights and Distances, &c. copiously handled. IX. Fortification, explaining the Terms, with Rules for fortifying any regular Polygon, from the Square to the Decagon, and all the Sines and Angles computed by Trigonometry, with the Operation at large. X. Gunnery, where the Cases are solved by Addition and Subtraction . London: printed for G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLXXIV. [1774]. ESTC No. T84222. Grub Street ID 304633.
  • Holliday, Francis. An introduction to fluxions, designed for the use, and adapted to the capacities of beginners. By the Reverend F. Holliday, Vicar of West Markham and Bothamsall, Nott's. London: printed for J. Nourse, Bookseller to His Majesty, MDCCLXXVII. [1777]. ESTC No. T84221. Grub Street ID 304632.