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Taurin, Euler was totally blind at the 
time he compofed this work, one of the 
fait of his labours; it was written duwa 
by the fervant to whom he diétated it. 
*Vhe fimplicity, aid the luminous arrange- 
sment of thefe elements, render them of 
incalculable utility to junior algebraic 
fludents. . The application of female ta- 
tents to literary inquiries, has been by 
‘ar more general in our own times than in 
any former pericd; but even in our 
» @wn’times, there have been but few 
Fadies, whofe attention has been devoted 
to theabftrufer {ciences. Mrs. MARGA- 
RET Bryan, of Maregate,however, whole 
honourable occupation is that of a {chool 
miftrefs, has publifhed ‘ 4 compendious 
Syflem of Afironomy, ia courfe of Familiar 
Leéfures,” inorder to facilitate the ftudy 
of that-fublime {cience, and render ‘it in- 
terefting to young perfons: fhe feems to 
be well acquainted with her fubje&, and 
is very fuccefsful in her mode of commu- 
nication. It is an additional, and very 
ftrong recommendation of this work, that 
its various digrefkions, arifing, indeed, 
naturally from the fubjeét, have a moral 
and religious tendency; they contain 
many beautiful and elevated fentiments, 
and continually lead the mind from ccn- 
templating the works of nature, toa con- 
templation of their omnipotent and per- 
fe€tly benevolent Creator. It is much to 
be withed, that Mrs. B. could afforda 
cheaper edition of this ufeful work; the 
prefent is feven-and-twenty fhillings. 
It is not furprifine, that at a period of 
fuch terrible and extended warfare as the 
prefent, fome few works fhould have ap- 
peared on the deftruétive {cience of 
‘FACTICS. 
RICHARD OSWALD Mason, Efq. has 
publifhed a pamphlet entitled ‘* Pro aris 
et Focis ;°? the object of it is, to recom- 
mend the revival of the long bow and the 
pike in military operations. It muft be ac- 
knowledged, that Mr. Mason has offered 
fome powerful reafons for his recommen- 
dation: the fuccefs of all our ancient 
atchievements on the continent of France, 
is attributed to the ufe of the long bow, 
which, as for a nation, we are admirably 
fitted, on account of our fize and mufcu- 
jar freneth. The comparative inefficacy 
of medern mufquetry, and its confequent 
expence, may be judged of, fays our 
author, by a ftatement of Marfhal Count 
Saxe, in his Memoirs, that on a computa- 
tion of the balls ufed ina day’s a€étion, not 
one of upwards of eighty five took place. 
At the battle of Tournay, in 1794, Mr. 
M. fuppofes that 128 balls difabled only 
ene object! At Agincourt, ene dil- 
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charge of the archers under the Duke 
of York overthrew z400 men at arms at 
the onfet of the battle, fo conquering 2 
weapon was the bow, that.the enemy 
could fcarcely either fight or fly; fo that 
befides the carnage, the Englifh have 
taken prifoners, as at Poitiers, double the 
number of their whole army*. ‘* The 
Elements and Pra&ice of rigging and 
feamanfbip, iluftraied with Engravings,” 
is a work of great merit and utility. 
‘The ancnymous author gives many judi- 
cious inftructions to the thip builder, the 
rigger, and the failor; he has divided his 
work into feveral heads, under each of 
which is given a vocabulary of terms em- 
ployed in that particular branch. Mr. 
GAMBLE’s ** Effays on the different Modes 
of Communication by Signals,” is an inter- 
efting publication: it is accompanied 
with neat and well executed plates, and 
contains a clear and intelligible <¢ Aifory 
of the progreficve improvements in this art, 
trom the firft account of beacons to the mojt 
approved methods of telegraphic corre[pond- 
ENCE a 
Let us turn our attention to the peace- 
ful arts of “ei 
AGRICULTURE AND HUSBANDRY, 
The board proceeds in collecting a vaft 
mafs of information on the prefent ftate 
of agriculture in this kingdom, by em- 
ploying gentlemen of refpeétable talents 
in furveys of the different counties: Mr. 
BIPLInesLEY has drawn up, for. the 
confideration of the board, his ‘* Generaf 
View of the County of Somerfet, with Ob- 
fervations on the Means of its Improve. 
ment.” Mr: B. has performed his tafk 
with great induftry and ability ; it is, on 
the whole, one of the moit judicious and 
{cientific reports that have come under 
our obfervation.. All the furveys are 
drawn up in conformity to one fingle mo- 
del, by which means, when they are com- 
pleted, an abftraét of the whole can more 
eafily be made: this abftraét, which it is 
expected will not exceed two or three 
quarto volumes, is to be laid before his 
majeity and both houfes of parliament ; 
after which, a general report is to be 
made on the prefent ftate of the country, 
and on the beft means for its improve- 
ment. It is-ardently to be hoped, that 
the new prefident will exert himfelf with 
more perfevering zeal than the former— 
who is, notwithitanding, on many ac-_ 
counts, entitled to the greateft praife— 
in the caufe a general enclofure: to which 

_ *See page 324 of this volume of the 
Monthly Magazine. oT 
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