The art of gunnery : Wherein is described the true way to make all sorts of gunpowder, guu-match [sic], the art of shooting in great and small ordnance: excellent ways to take heights, depths, distances, accessible, or inaccessible, either single or divers distances at one operation: to draw the map or plot of any city, town, castle, or other fortified place. To make divers sorts of artificiall fire-works, both for war and recreation, also to cure all such wounds that are curable, which may chance to happen by gunpowder or fire-works. This treatise is composed for the help of all such gunners and others, that have charge of artillery, and are not well versed in arithmetick and geometry : all the rules and directions in this book, being framed both with and without the help of arithmetick. By Nathanael Nye mathematician, master gunner of the city of Worcester.
| Author/creator | Nye, Nathaniel |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for William Leak, at the signe of the Crown in Fleetstreet, between the two Temple Gates, 1647. |
| Description | [20], 88, 102 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., tables, diagrams |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240955375 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Treatise of artificiall fire-works for warre and recreation |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | "The art of gunnery. Chap. 38." begins 2nd pagination and register; text is continuous. |
| General note | "A treatise of artificiall fire-works for warre and recreation." has separate dated title page on p. [57] second sequence. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) N1481 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1838:03) |
| Stock number | CL0037000070 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |