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,

Francis Holliday

Publication Date: 2024

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Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 338. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1774 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 338. Seller Inventory # LB100158571135

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Title: An easy introduction to fortification and ...

Publication Date: 2024

Binding: LeatherBound

Condition: New