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Retrofpe& of Domeftic Literature... Agriculture. 
volume treats of Arithmetic, Logarithms, 
Algebra, and Geometry; and the fecond, 
of Trigonometry, Conic Seétions, Mecha- 
nics, Hydroftatics, and Fluxions. It ought 
to be obferved, that, although the title-page. 
of this work feems to imply that it ts 
chiefly intended for the ufe of military 
gentlemen, yet it is by no means confined 
to military topics, but, on the contrary, 
may be extremely ufeful to every one who 
is engaged in a courfe of mathematical 
ftudies. 
The Regius Profeflor of Mattrematics in 
the Univerfity of St. Andréws, Mr. Ni- 
CHOLAS VILANT, has abridged for the 
ule of itudents, with demonftrations and 
' explanatory notes, The Elements of Ma- 
thematics analyzed, to which he has added 
a fynopfis of the fifth book of Euclid. 
This moft ufeful htrle work, which con- 
tains but an hundred and eighty pages, 
was printed, as the preface informs us, 
upwards of twenty years ago, and fince 
that time has received from its author va- 
rious alterations and material improve- 
ments. This is to be confidered as the 
outline of a large and important work, 
which the author promifes, of Mathema- 
tical Analyfis: we fincerely hope that he 
may meet with no interruption in the pro- 
fecution of his laborious undertaking. Mr. 
Vilant, in his Appendix, has reduced with 
fingular ingenuity and neatnefs the fifth 
book of Euclid’s Elements into the lan- 
guage of algebra. 
Mr. Howarp has publifhed A Trea- 
tife of Spherical Geometry, containiny its 
fundamental Properties, the Doétrine of its 
Leci, the Maxima and Minima of Spheres, 
Lines, and Areas, with an Application of 
thofe Elements to a Variety of Problems. 
This work is extremely valuable to the 
learner; the arrangement is good, and the 
demonttrations, generally fpeaking, are at 
once elegant and perfpicuous. 
| Mr. Mannine has publifhed the fe- 
cond volume of his Introduétion to Arith- 
metic and Algebra; it evinces the fame 
accuracy, acutenefs, and per{picuity, which 
gave fuch merited reputation to the firlt. 
TACTICS. 
An Elucidation of feveral Parts of bis 
Mayjejfty’s Regulations for the Formation and 
Movements of Cavalry has lately been 
printed for the War Office: it is reported 
to have been drawn up by Colonel LE 
MERCHANT, from the elementary in- 
fiructions of General Davin Dunpas, 
in his Cavalry Movemenis: this latter 
work is out of print. 
The following publication, moreover, is 
faid to be written in elucidation of general 
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DunpaAs’s elementary treatife: nately, 
Infiructions for fornung a Regiment of In- 
fantry for Parade of Exeraje, together with 
the eighteen Manceuvres, as ordered to be 
practifed by bis Magefly’s Infantry Forces, 
accompanied by Explanations and Dia- 
TAMS. 
Toe Light Horfe Drill is an ufleful work, 
“ defcribing the feveral evolutions in 2 
progrefiive feries, from the firft rudiments 
to the maneeuvres of the fquadron:” the 
defcriptions are illuftrated with copper- 
plates, which are executed with much 
neatnefs and accuracy. 
A fecond edition has appeared of Cap- 
tain Reme’s very excellent Treatife on ihe 
Duty of Infantry Oficers, and. the prefent 
Syftem of Britifh VMulitary Difeipline. 
Mr. Rose, junior (M. P.) is faid to be 
the anonymous tranflator of Inffrudtons 
for Huffars, and Light Cavalry, adting as 
Juch in Time of War. Mir. R. has pretixed 
to this little work a fenfible and modeft 
preface, and has enriched it moreover ‘vith 
a variety of ufeful notes. 
The laft work which we have occafion 
to mention under the head of Tactics, is 
a tranflation from the German, entitled, 
The Officers Manual in the Field; or a Se- 
ries of Military Plans, reprefenting the 
prfncipal Operations of a Campaign. In this 
volume are fixty plates, very neatly and 
correctly executed, together with perfpi- 
cuous explanations. But it is time that we 
fhould turn our {words into ploughfhares, 
and proceed to the arts of 
AGRICULTURE AND HusBANDRY. 
Mr. PaRKINSON of Doncafter has 
publifhed, what he tells us, in the title- 
page, is “‘ an entire new work,” Tde ex- 
perienced Farmer, 1 which ‘* the whole 
fyftem of agriculture, hufbandry, and 
breeding of cattle is explained and copi- 
oully enlarged upon, &c.’’ Mr. P. in all 
probability is a good praétical farmer 3 
but he attempts to philofephife without 
being fufficiently qualified for the tatk: 
his work is deftitute of arrangement and 
precifion: he fometimes expatiates on 
common-piace particulars, and does not 
always pay fufficient attention to things of 
importance. Thefe vclumes, notwithftand- 
ing all their defeéts, contain much valu- 
able information to the praétical farmer: 
he will here find fome good hints toward 
economy in the management of horfes and 
cattle, &c. Myr. P. is not aware how un- 
favourable an effeét has egotifm, or he 
would not fpeak fo much of himfelf. 
M. Wricnat has publifhed The Art of 
froating Land, as it is praétijed in the 
Guunty of Gloucefler ; he conceives that the 
right 
