Mountaine, William
Mountaine, William, d. 1779
Mountaine, William, -1779
Mountaine, William, ca 17--
William Mountaine
VIAF ID: 2830183 ( Personal )
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- 100 1 _ ‡a Mountaine, William, ‡d -1779
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- 100 1 _ ‡a Mountaine, William, ‡d d. 1779
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- 100 0 _ ‡a William Mountaine
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Works
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An account of the methods used to describe lines, on Dr. Halley's chart of the terraqueous globe, : shewing the variation of the magnetic needle about the year 1744. In all the Known Seas. With Some Occasional Observations relating thereto. By William Mountaine and James Dodson, Teachers of the Mathematics | |
Bibliography of British mathematics and its application: | |
A description of the lines drawn on Gunter's scale, as improved by Mr. John Robertson ... and executed by Messrs. Nairne and Blunt ... By William Mountaine | |
Epitome of the art of navigation; or, a short, esay and methodical way to become a compleat navigator | |
The mariner's compass rectified containing tables, shewing the true hour of the day, the sun being upon any point of the compass... | |
The mariner's compass rectified ... : with the description and use of those instruments most in practice in the art of navigation ... | |
mariner's new calendar | |
The practical sea-gunner's companion: or, An introduction to the art of gunnery : Containing, decimal arithmetic, practical geometry, trigonometry, with its application to the measuring of heights and distances: the duty of a gunner, &c. The true allowance of powder for proof, service, salutes, and scaling of all ordnance now in use. The nature, length and weight of iron ordnance: of the specific gravity of lead, brass, iron, &c. with its use in finding the weight of different kinds of metals. Also, the true diameters of the bores and ball, whereby the wind allowance is exactly known: the weight and diameters of iron spheres, magnitude and weight of the several shells (now in use) when empty or filled; length of the fuzes and time of burning, &c. Of carcasses ancient and modern; a catalogue of gunners and armourers stores, with the quantity of arms allowed for a ship of each class, new establishment; and several other particulars, as will appear by the table of contents. Being the substance of the captain Povey and Binning, with large additions and improvements. By William Mountaine, teacher of the mathematics | |
The seaman's vade-mecum, 1767: | |
The seaman's vade-mecum and defensive war by sea: containing the proportions of rigging, masts, and yards ... Also shewing how to prepare a merchant-ship for a close fight ... An essay on naval book-keeping ; ... By William Mountaine ... |