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The attack and defence of fortify'd places. In three parts. Containing, I. Preparations, and different operations of an attack, from the beginning to the end, digested in a regular and easy manner. II. Preparations, and defence of every particular part of a fortification, with every thing necessary for a good defence. III. A treatise of mines, explaining the manner of making and loading them, with tables of their proper charges, deduced from a new theory. For the use of the Royal Academy of Artillery at Woolwich. By John Muller, professor of artillery and fortification. Illustrated by about thirty large copper-plates.
Muller, John, 1699-1784.Date: 1747- Books
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A military dictionary, explaining all difficult terms in martial discipline, fortification and gunnery. Useful For all Persons that read the Publick News, or serve in the Armies, or Militia, for the true understanding the Accounts of Sieges, Battles, and other Warlike Occurrences. By J. W. Esq;
J. W., Esq.Date: [1730?]- Books
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A new compleat and universal system or body of decimal arithmetick, containing, I. The whole doctrine of decimal numbers, not only the Plain and Terminate, but also such as Repeat or Circulate ad Infinitum; and a Plain but Perfect Management of both, laid down and explained in all the Fundamental Rules of Plain Arithmetick, and by Logarithms. II. The Application and Use of Decimal Arithmetick in all the Parts or Branches of Arithmetical Science; viz. Vulgar Arithmetick, Vulgar Fractions, Duodecimal, and Sexagesimal Arithmetick; also in Algebra and Logarithms. In all which its Excellency and absolute Necessity is fully evinced. III. Its Application and Use in all such Parts of the Mathematicks as absolutely require its Assistance; viz. Plain Trigonometry, and the Arts depending thereon; as, Navigation, Fortification, Altimetry, and Longimetry; Also the Mensuration of all Kinds of Superficies and Solid Bodies; and the Arts resulting therefrom; as, Gauging, Surveying, &c. IV. A New and Compleat Sett of Decimal Tables never before published, shewing by Inspection the Value of all Kinds of Decimals (without the tedious Methods of Reductions hitherto used) to four or six Places of Figures; Also all the Common Tables very much inlarged, corrected, and improved; wherein all the Circulating Numbers are marked. With all other Tables of Interest, Annuities, Exchange, &c. necessary to render the Work compleat. V. An exact and accurate canon of logarithms for natural Numbers. And thro' the Whole, several Things new and useful, not here express'd. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]- Books
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A new compleat and universal system or body of decimal arithmetick, containing, I. The whole doctrine of decimal numbers, not only the Plain and Terminate, but also such as Repeat or Circulate ad Infinitum; and a Plain but Perfect Management of both, laid down and explained in all the Fundamental Rules of Plain Arithmetick, and by Logarithms. II. The Application and Use of Decimal Arithmetick in all the Parts or Branches of Arithmetical Science; viz. Vulgar Arithmetick, Vulgar Fractions, Deodecimal, and Sexagisimal Arithmetick; also in Algebra and Logarithms. In all which its Excellency and absolute Necessity is fully evinced. III. Its Application and Use in all such Parts of the Mathematicks as absolutely require its Assistance; viz. Plain Trigonometry, and the Arts depending thereon; as, Navigation, Fortification, Altimetry, and Longimetry; Also the Mensuration of all Kinds of Superficies and Solid Bodies; and the Arts resulting therefrom; as, Guaging, Surveying, &c. IV. A New and compleat Sett of Decimal Tables never before published, shewing by inspection the Value of all Kinds of Decimals (without the tedious Methods of Reductions hitherto used) to four or six Places of Figures; Also all the Common Tables very much inlarged, corrected, and improved; wherein all the Circulating Numbers are marked. With all other Tables of Interest, Annuities, Exchange, &c. necessary to render the Work compleat. V. An exact and accurate canon of logarithms, for natural Numbers. And thro' the Whole, several Things new and useful, not here express'd. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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(inscribed to the British land and sea officers.) The British Mars. Containing several schemes and inventions, to be practised by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain. Shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea. In Two Parts. Part I. contains. The Construction of Boats both to stow in less room in Ships, and goswiftly, to discover an Enemy's Coast, and to land and embark Troops with greater Safety; also to construct Vessels to lye nearer the Shore, to better protect the Troops in landing or embarking; also rolling Defences to be used as floating Batteries, or as Floats for landing Cannon, &c. and for making Defences and Batteries on Shore more expeditiously, and for filling up Ditchee, &c. Also contains a Method to fit old Ships of War and small floating Batteries, to batter land Defences with greater Force; and another Method to fit old Ships of War (that cannot be sunk by Shot) to lye before Batteries and receive the Shot, while other Ships pass by; with Remarks and Observations. Part II. contains Methods to fortify dwelling Houses, that even Women and Children may defend themselves from Indians with small Arms, designed for our Settlements in America, and other Places. Also a new Method of Fortification, and making Batteries. To which is added, an appendix, Containing a Scheme for Manning the British Navy, with less Grievance to the Subject; And a Scheme to employ Seamen: Of a Copper Mine near Hudson's Bay: And of discovering the North-West Passage, or determine there is no such Passage; with Cautions and Directions. By Joseph Robson, engineer. The whole illustrated by eleven plates.
Robson, Joseph.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Pictures
Malta: view towards Valletta from the Cotonera fortifications. Etching by A. Benoist after J. Goupy, c. 1725.
Goupy, Joseph, 1689-1769.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 23535i- Books
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A military dictionary, explaining and describing the technical terms, phrases, works, and machines, used in the science of war; embellished with copper-plates Of All the Common Works used In Military Architecture: AS Well AS The Utensils employed in Attacks and Defence; With References for their Explanation: and an introduction to fortification.
Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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A set of plans and forts in America, reduced from actual surveys. 1765.
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: [1765]- Books
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Cursus mathematicus: or, a compleat course of the mathematicks ... The whole illustrated with near 200 copper plates / Written in French by Monsieur Ozanam ... Now done into English, with additions and corrections by several hands.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: 1712- Books
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A mathematical compendium; or, useful practices in arithmetick, geometry, and astronomy, geography and navigation, embattelling, and quartering of armies, fortification and gunnery, gauging and dyalling, etc. Explaining the logarithms, with new indices; Nepair's rods or bones; making of movements, and the application of pendulums; with the projections of the sphere for an universal dyal, &c / [Sir Jonas Moore].
Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679.Date: 1705- Books
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Patriotic and military instructions. Addressed to the people of England, with a view to enable them to defeat the purposes of the enemy, in case of an invasion of any of the possessions of His Majesty. Preceded by some new observations relating to fortification, submitted to the judgement of England, and of ... By a citizen of the world.
Citizen of the world.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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A military dictionary. Explaining all difficult terms in martial discipline, fortification, and gunnery. Useful (for all Persons that Read the Publick News, or serve in the Armies, or Militia) for the true understanding the Accounts of sieges, battels, and other warlike expeditions, which daily occur in this Time of Action. By an Officer, who served several years abroad.
Officer, Who Served Several Years Abroad.Date: MDCCII. [1702]- Books
A new and enlarged military dictionary, or, Alphabetical explanation of technical terms : containing, among other matter, a succinct account of the different systems of fortification, tactics, &c. also the various French phrases and words that have an immediate or relative connection with the British service, or may tend to give general information on military subjects in either language / by Charles James.
James, Charles, -1821.Date: 1802- Books
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A new royal and universal dictionary of arts and sciences: or, complete system of human knowledge. Containing, Not only all the various Improvements that have been made by the Learned and Ingenious in every Part of Europe to the present Times; but also a very great variety of useful discoveries, which have been communicated to the Authors of this Work, by Gentlemen of distinguished abilities; whereby every Difficulty attending the Study of the Arts and Sciences is distinctly cleared, and the Whole explained in the most easy and intelligent Manner. Among the various Branches treated of in this Work, are the following: Agriculture, Algebra, Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Book-Keeping, Botany, Chemistry, Chronology, Commerce, Conics, Cosmography, Criticism, Dialing, Dioptrics, Ethics, Farriery, Fluxions, Fortification Gardening, Gauging, Geography, Geometry, Grammar, Gunnery, Handicrafts, Heraldry, Horsemanship, Husbandry, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Law, Levelling, Logic, Maritime, and Military Affairs, Mathematics, Mechanics, Merchandize, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Music, Navigation, Optics, Painting, Perspective, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physic, Pneumatics, Poetry, Rhetoric, Sculpture, Series and Statics, Statuary, Surgery, Surveying, Theology, Trigonometry, &c. Embellished with upwards of One Hundred Copper-Plates, (among which are twelve large Plates of the Zodiac, from Original Drawings, executed by eminent Astronomers) drawn from real Objects, by the most eminent Artists, and engraved by the best Hands; containing full and exact Representations of the various Instruments, Machines, Tools, Plans, Figures, &c. necessary to illustrate this Work. The anatomical, chemical, and medicinal parts by M. Hinde, M. D. The mathematical parts by W. Squire, Author of The Modern Book-Keeper; gardening and botany by J. Marshall, Gardener, at Knightsbridge; criticism, grammar, poetry, theology, &c. by the Rev. Thomas Cooke, A. B. Author of The Universal Letter-Writer; or, New Art of Polite Correspondence and the other parts by gentlemen of eminence in the several Departments they have undertaken to elucidate.
Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Books
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The elements of navigation; containing the theory and practice. With the necessary tables. To which is added, A treatise of marine fortification. For the Use of the Royal Academy at Portsmouth, the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital, and the Gentlemen of the Navy. In two volumes. The second edition, with several additions. By J. Robertson, F.R.S. Head Master of the Royal Academy at Portsmouth.
Robertson, J. (John), 1712-1776.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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A Dictionary explaining the most difficult terms made use of in fortification, Gunnery, and the whole compass of the military art. Extracted from the famous M. Vauban and M. Le Blond's fortisications: and also from the celebrated Marshal Feuquier's Military dictionary. To which is prefixed a copper plate, representing all the instruments of war made use of it camps, towns, sieges and fortifications. With every thing necessary to be known by officers, soldiers, historians, and readers of news-papers, as it explains all the words, and every engine, made use of in war.
Date: M,DCC,XLVII. [1747]- Pictures
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Sarawak: exterior view of the Baram Fort. Photograph.
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Letters from the highlands of Scotland, addressed to G. C. M. Esq; By John Williams, mineral engineer.
Williams, John, approximately 1730-1795.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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L'Ingenieur de campagne: or, Field engineer. Written in French by the Chevalier de Clairac, and translated by Major Lewis Nicola. To which is added, by way of appendix, a short treatise on sea batteries, shewing their defects, and an attempt to remedy them. Likewise, an explanation of all the technical terms used in the work. By the translator. Illustrated with a variety of copper-plates.
Clairac, Louis André de la Mamie, chevalier de, 1690-1752.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The whole art of war: Or, A military dictionary. Containing an explication of the terms, and an account of the things signified thereby in fortification, gunnery, &c. The method of encamping an army, besieging of towns, &c. With the qualifications necessary to make a general or commander in chief, to a private centinel. Written by an officer who serv'd in all the wars of the Late King William and Queen Anne.
Officer Who Serv'd in All the Wars of the Late King William and Queen Anne.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Books
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The measurer's guide enlarg'd: or, the whole art of measuring made short, plain, and easy. Containing full Directions how to Measure 1. Any Plain Superfices. 2. All Sorts of Solids; with particular Instructions for measuring of Timber, &c. 3. All Sorts of Artificers Work, viz. Carpenters, Joyners, Plaisterers, Painters, Paviors, Glasiers, Bricklayers, Sawyers, Masons, Earthwork. 4. The Art of Gauging: Being of singular Use to Ingineers, Gentlemen, Artificers, and others. The second edition. By John Barker, Ingineer.
Barker, John, writer on fortification.Date: 1718- Archives and manuscripts
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DurandDate: 1716Reference: MS.2245- Archives and manuscripts
Dell' arte militare
Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)Date: Middle 17th centuryReference: MS.299Part of: Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)- Books
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A treatise on the safety and maintenance of states, by the means of fortresses. Translated from the original French of M. Maigret, Ingineer in Chief, and Knight of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis.
Maigret, M.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXLVII. [1747]- Pictures
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Sarawak: interior of the Baram Fort. Photograph.
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