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	Titel	Författare	År	Språk
1-4	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, ... By William Mountaine (flera utgåvor)	William Mountaine	1783	Engelska
5	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,	William Mountaine	1778	Engelska
6-7	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. ... By William Mountaine and James Dodson (flera utgåvor)	William Mountaine	1758	Engelska
8	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	William Mountaine	1747	Engelska
9	Navigation new modelled - Or, A treatise of geometrical, trigonometrical, arithmetical, instrumental, and practical navigation; teaching how to keep a reckoning, both in latitude and longitude, without tables or instruments, by a new method never yet published: illustrated with practical examples of keeping a journal, and correcting it by an observation, with a new way of finding the variation, and time of high-water at any known port. Together with all necessary tables, calculated to the new stile, and the projection of the sphere orthographic and stereographic. Also current sailing, with other pleasant questions, and how to correct the longtitude by a solar observation. The ninth edition, with the addition of spherical trigonometry, and astronomy. By Henry Wilson. Revised and corrected by William Mountaine, teacher of the mathematics, and F.R.S	Henry Wilson	M,DCC,LXXVII. 1777	Engelska
10	The seaman's Vade-Mecum, and defensive war by sea - Containing the proportions of rigging, masts and yards, weight of anchors, sizes and weight of cables and cordage, list of the navy. The exercise of the small arms, bayonet, granadoes and great-guns, duty of officers, &c. Also shewing how to prepare a merchant-ship for a close fight, by disposing their bulk-heads, leaves, coamings, lookholes, &c. Chasing; the advantages to be taken by the chase considered, under all positions in respect to wind and tide. Defensive-fighting; shewing how merchant ships are to act, whether single or in fleets, when canonaded or boarded by the enemy. Naval fortification; the advantages of mooring considered, in respect to wind and tide; and how to lay booms in streight or crooked rivers, &c. an essay on naval book-keeping; as well in respect to the purser, as to the Captain's clerk and steward. The method of forming signals for the regulation of merchant-ships failing in company, under the direction of a Commodore in time of war; with many other particulars, relating to the navy and merchant service. By William Mountaine, teacher of the mathematics, and F.R.S	William Mountaine	1756	Engelska

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