A light to the art of gunnery wherein is laid down the true weight of powder, both for proof and action, of all sorts of great ordnance : also the true ball and allowance for wind, with the most necessary conclusions for the practice of gunnery, either in sea or land-service : likewise the ingredients and making of most necessary fire-works, as also many compositions for the gunner's practice, both at sea and land / by Capt. Thomas Binning ...

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Title: A light to the art of gunnery wherein is laid down the true weight of powder, both for proof and action, of all sorts of great ordnance : also the true ball and allowance for wind, with the most necessary conclusions for the practice of gunnery, either in sea or land-service : likewise the ingredients and making of most necessary fire-works, as also many compositions for the gunner's practice, both at sea and land / by Capt. Thomas Binning ...
Author: Binning, Thomas.
Publication: London :: Printed by John Darby for the author, and are to be sold by Andrew Forrester ...,; 1676.
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Subject terms: Gunnery -- Early works to 1800.; Artillery -- Early works to 1800.
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Prob. 9.

To cut off from a Line given any part or parts required.

Let in the last Diagram AB be a Line given, and let it be required to cut off from it ⅖ parts.

First, From the end A, draw the Line AE, making any Angle as BAE; then set on any five equal parts from A to E, and also two of the same parts from A to F: That done, draw the Line EB; then by F draw a Parallel thereunto, to cut AB in G: So shall AG be the ⅖ parts of AB, which was required.