202 Mr. T. T. Wilkinson on Mathematics and Mathematicians : 



from 2 observations of the Sun and reduced to the Latitude of 

 the Ninepin (a tall portion of rock so called), and the Longitude 

 was also reduced to the same place." 



On crossing the Line the rites of Neptune were not omitted 

 by the crew, for Mr. Burrow has a note to the effect that he 

 " borrowed half-a-crown of Mr. Hoare" on the occasion, which 

 was no doubt expended in purchasing an exemption from the 

 ceremonies usually performed in honour of his Oceanic Majesty. 

 The third Journal in my possession contains but few articles of 

 importance. It appears to relate to the early portion (1784 — 

 1788) of his residence in India, and has numerous entries re- 

 specting the hire and pay of Hindoo servants, household ex- 

 penses, &c. Among the payments is one for " Jaggernaut Dass, 

 two gold mohurs in full to the 8th of December;" — another 

 entry certifies the receipt of " 32 sicca rupees from A. Colvin on 

 account of Almanacks sold by Colonel Martin ; w — a third states 

 that " the Sanscrit-Persian Moonshy has had three gold mohurs, 

 and is to have five in the whole for writing the whole of Gladwin's 

 Dictionary;" — whilst a fourth exhibits Mr. Burrow as receiving 

 from " Colonel Watson's tailor" the somewhat un-mathematical 

 costume of " one yellow silk coat without lining ; twelve white 

 waistcoats ; twelve pairs of white nankeen breeches ; and twenty 

 pairs of cotton stockings." In another portion of this Journal 

 I find the following " List of Books sent to Woolwich to De- 

 posit : " — 



" Furtenbach Halinitro Pyrobolia. Folio, 1627. 



Norton's Gunner. Folio, 1628. 



Venn's Military and Maratime Discipline. Folio. London, 

 1672. 



Maggi Fortif. Italian. Folio. Venet. 1564. 



Gregory's Astronomy. 2 vols. 4to. Geneva, 1726. 



Binning's Gunnery. 4to. 



Soldato Christiano. 4to. Venet. 1604. 



Peckham. Perspectiva Comm. 



II Bombardiero Veneto. 1631. 



Del Tomear a Piedi ; &c. 



Centori Discorsi di Guere. Venet. 1566. 



Cataneo del l'Arte Militare. Brescia, 1571. 



Flagello Militare, da Martena. Napoli, 1693. 



Agrippa Scientia d'Arme. Roma, 1553. 



Baroccio Problema Geometricum. Venet. 1586." 

 With regard to this curious and in many respects valuable 

 donation, Dr. Rutherford very kindly informs me that " nearly 

 half a century ago the Library then belonging to the Royal Mi- 

 litary Academy was transferred to the Royal Artillery and formed 

 the foundation of the present excellent Library belonging to that 



