32 Ancient Books. 



166. BALLISTICA ET ANCONTISMOLOGIA IN QUA SAGITTAEUM 

 JACULORUM ET ALIORUM MISSILIUM JACTUS ET ROBUR 

 ARCUUM EXPLICATUR. Merseuni. A treatise on exter- 

 nal ballistics and the science of gunnery. Paris, 1644. 



167. DE MOTU GRAVIUM ET NATURALITER PROJECTORUM, 



Torricelli. Florence, 1644. 4to. 



168. LECCIONES DE ARTILLERIA. T. de Cerda. Madrid, 

 1644. 



169. NOUVELLE FORTIFICATION. W. Goldman. A pretty 

 book, illustrated with numerous plates, of no particular 

 value apart from its form. Elzevir, Leyden, 1645. 



170. GUNNER'S GLASSE, set forth by way of dialogue 

 between an experienced gunner and a scholler, with 

 tables of randomes, whereunto is annexed a part of 

 the excellent work of Diago Uffans. William Eldred. 

 Practically a translation from the Spanish of Diego 

 Ufano. London, January 16, 1646, O.S. 4to. 



171. ARS MAGNA ARTILLERIA. Casimir Siemenowicz. A 

 standard work on the art of war. The contents will 

 be given in the account of the English translation 

 published 1729. Early editions are rare. Folio, with 

 plates, Amsterdam (Latin text), 1650, (French) 1651, 

 (Italian) 1651. A translation by Daniel Elrich into 

 German, published at Frankfort in 1676, and same 

 year and place a translation by Noiset. 



172. COMPLETE BODY OF THE ART MILITARY. Richard 

 Elton. 3 parts. London, 1650, fol., and 1654. 



173. POLVORA. Maria Afflito. The treatises of this 

 Spanish General are known as " Muniendarum urbium 

 methodus modernus, de munitione et fortificatione, 

 b. 2" (Bib. Magliabechiana, MS. of 1650). The 

 more important is " De igne et ignivomis," 1661 

 (see Dormer) : cap. 5 treats of " belico pulvere," cap. 6 

 " pyrobolis ac borubis." See infra, " Breve Trattato," 

 No. 241. 



