Bibliography: Naval Gunnery.

18th Century Works

• Povey, Francis: The Sea-Gunners companion, or practical rules explaining the use of ordinance and other stores in sea-service.
  R. Mount, London, 1702. 8vo.
• Binning, Thomas: 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 ordinance. Also the true ball, and allowance for wind. With the most necessary conclusions for the practice of gunnery, either in sea or land-service.
  R. Mount, London, 1703. 4to.
• Povey, Francis: The Sea-Gunners companion, or practical rules explaining the use of ordinance and other stores in sea-service.
  R. Mount, London, 1703. 8vo.
• Grundell, Daniel: Nödige underrättelse om Artilleriet till Lands och Siös så väl till Theoriam, som praxin beskrifwen och med nödige kopparstycken förklarad.
  Olao Enaeo, Stockholm, 1705. -4to, 276 pp, 10 plates.
• Parks, Rob.: Art of Sea-Fighting.
  London, 1706. 8vo.
• Anderson, Robert: The Genuine Use and Effects of the Gunne; Likewise, to Cut the Rigging of a Ship, to Hit a Mark as Well Upon Ascents and Descents, as Upon the Plain of the Horizon … With Tables of Projection … By Thomas Streete.
  R. Mount & Co., London, 1713. 4to.
• Binning, Thomas: 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 ordinance. Also the true ball, and allowance for wind. With the most necessary conclusions for the practice of gunnery, either in sea or land-service.
  W. Mount & T. Page, London, 1741. 4to.
• Binning, Thomas: 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 ordinance. Also the true ball, and allowance for wind. With the most necessary conclusions for the practice of gunnery, either in sea or land-service.
  W. Mount & T. Page, London, 1744. 4to.
• Mountaine, William: The Practical Sea-Gunner's Companion; or, An Introduction to the Art of the Gunnery containg Decimal Aritmetic, Practical Geometry, Trigonometry with its Application to the Measuring of Heights and Distance; the Duty of the 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 Carcases ancient and modern; a Catalogue of Gunners and Armourers Stores, with the Quantity of Arms allowed for a Ship of each Class, new Establishement; and several other Particulars, as will appear by the Table of Contents. Being the Substance of the Captains Povey and Binning with large Additions and Improvements. By W. Mountaine, Teacher of the Mathematics.
  Printed for W. and J. Mount and T. Page, London, 1747. 8vo, 126 pp.
• Robins, Benjamin: A Proposal for increasing the strength of the British navy, by changing all the guns, from wighteen pounders downwards, into others of equal weight but of greater bore.
  J. Nourse, London, 1747. 4to. Reprinted in Bigot de Morogues: Naval Tactics, 1767.
• Alpoym, Joze Fernandes Pinto: Examen de Bombeiros &c.
  Madrid, 1748. 8vo, 444 pp, 18 plates. According to Röding the only work in Portuguese on this topic.
• Ynfante, Josef: Compendio de Atrilleria para el servicio de la Marine.
  Cadiz, 1754.
• Tornquist, O. & Tornquist, F.: Artilleriet till sjöss.
  1756.
• Exercise of the small arms and great guns, for seamen on board His Majesty's ships.
  [London(?), 1765(?)]. 4to.
• Waddington, Robert: Supplement to the practical sea-gunner's companion.
  London, 1765. 8vo.
• Exceritie med Canonerne paa H.K.M. Flode, saavel paa øverste og underste som med lige og krængende Batterier.
  København, 1771. 8vo.
• Lind, James: An Attempt to Improve the Method of Arming trading Vessels.
  Falkirk, 1778.
• An Attempt to Improve the Method of Arming trading Vessels. With the description of the carronade, and some hints concerning shot.
  Falkirk, 1778 [3rd].
• The Naval Pocket Gunner, or, Compendium of Information relating to Sea Service Gunnery including Proportions of Guns and Ordinance Stores for every Class of Ships and Vessels in the British Navy.
  Plymouth, [c1780].
• Kinsbergen, J.H. van: Exercitiën met het geschut op 't onder- en boven dek; uitgegeven door C.A. VerHuell.
  Amsterdam, 1781. 8vo, 43 pp.
• Mountaine, William: The Practical Sea-Gunner's Companion. Or an introduction to the Art of Gunnery …, Being the substance of the Captains Povy and Binning with Large Improvements.
  J. Mount & T. Page & W. Mount & T. Page, London, 1781. 4to, 94 pp.
• Waddington, Robert: A supplement to the sea-gunner's companion ...
  1781. pp 96-127.
• Cursory observations relating to the mounting of cannon in a new and to naval war.
  E. Oswald for E. Holt, New York, 1785. 8vo.
• Skyt-Ruller.
  København, 1785-1794. 8vo.
• Instruction pour le service du canon ā bord des vaisseaux.
  Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1786. 12mo, 16 pp.
• Aschling, C.F.: Jämförelse emellan gamla och nya sorten sjöcanoner.
  Örlogs-manna-sällskapets Handlingar, Carlskrona, 1787. 8vo.
• Norbec, Texier de: Recherches sur l'artillerie en général et particuličrement sur celle de la marine.
  Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1792. 2 vols, 8vo, [4], xcvi, 224, [1] pp, 6 tables, 10 plates & [2], 225-576, x, [1] pp, 8 tables, 7 plates.
• Ecole du canon des vaisseaux, arręté par la commission nommée ā cet effet par le général Villaret, le 20 thermidor, an II de la République. Malassis, Brest, An II [1794].
• Chapman, F.H. af: Om Spittskammars Canoner.
  KVAH Tom XIX, Stockholm, 1798. pp 91-106.

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