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• A light to the art of gunnery, or sea-gunner's companion. Wherein is laid down the true weight of powder both for proof and action of all sorts of great ordnance. Also the true ball, and allowance for wind. With the most necessary conclusions for the practice of gunnery, either in sea or land-service. By Capt. Thomas Binning, mariner
  by: Binning, Thomas
  Published: (1744)
• New principles of gunnery : containing, the determination of the force of gun-powder, and an investigation of the difference in the resisting power of the air to swift and slow motions. By Benjamin Robins, F. R. S
  by: Robins, Benjamin
  Published: (1742)
• A treatise on gunnery, in theory and practice; or The doctrine of projectiles demonstrated on simple geometrical principles : To which in subjoined an appendix, containing some useful remarks, &c. on surveying. By James Irwin, of Limerick, mathematician
  by: Irwin, James
  Published: (1787)
• The sea-Gunners companion, or practical rules, explaining the use of ordnance and other stores in sea-service. With Directions for Gunners, &c. how to govern themselves; and for their better Instruction is given an Exercise proper to be understood by all Officers for Instructing of Seamen. And also Advice for fitting of Fire-Ships, with the Ingredients proper for them. An Appendix, shewing how to give an Inventory of Stores necessary for a Train of Artillery of 10 Guns, and the Gunners Duty in general. By Capt. Francis Povey, formerly an Officer at Tangier, and since Surveyor and Comptroler of the Ordnance in Ireland
  by: Povey, Francis
  Published: (1702)
• 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 only, with numeral Examples; the Rules in Words at length, whether the Projections be made on horizontal, or on ascending or descending Planes. The Theory of Projectiles. Tables of Experiments of Cannons and Mortars, with some Observations. The Solution of a Problem to find the Velocity of a Bullet shot from any Piece of Ordnance; with the necessary Tables. The second edition, corrected and very much enlarged. By the Rev. F. Holliday, Minister of Bothamsal, and Master of the Free Grammar-School at Haughton Park, Nottinghamshire
  by: Holliday, Francis
  Published: (1774)