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A short compendium of the duty of artillerists: shewing the method of exercise with light fieldpieces; of ascertaining the true line of direction and elevation, corresponding with the bore of a gun; with a description of the instruments, for that process. Also, an easy method of finding the distance of an object, by a plain table; with its particular description. Also observations on experimental gunnery.

Title: A short compendium of the duty of artillerists: shewing the method of exercise with light fieldpieces; of ascertaining the true line of direction and elevation, corresponding with the bore of a gun; with a description of the instruments, for that process. Also, an easy method of finding the distance of an object, by a plain table; with its particular description. Also observations on experimental gunnery.
Author: Smith, Amasa, 1756?-1847.
Publication: Worcester, Mass., I. Thomas, Jun., 1800.

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x, vi, 14-56 p. front.; 17 cm.

Alternative Title

Duty of artillerists.

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On spine: Duty of artillerists.

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Nichols
Evans

Call Number

VWW (Smith, A. Short compendium of the duty of artillerists)

LCCN

56049773

OCLC

5869801

Author

Smith, Amasa, 1756?-1847.

Title

A short compendium of the duty of artillerists: shewing the method of exercise with light fieldpieces; of ascertaining the true line of direction and elevation, corresponding with the bore of a gun; with a description of the instruments, for that process. Also, an easy method of finding the distance of an object, by a plain table; with its particular description. Also observations on experimental gunnery.

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Worcester, Mass., I. Thomas, Jun., 1800.

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Nichols 404

Evans 38510

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Duty of artillerists.

Research Call Number

VWW (Smith, A. Short compendium of the duty of artillerists)

*KD 1800 (Smith, A. Short compendium of the duty of artillerists)

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