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

People / Organizations

• Francis Holliday (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLXXIV. [1774]

Publication year

1774-1774

ESTC No.

T84222

Grub Street ID

304633

Description

xiv,[2],284p.,plates ; 8⁰