A military dictionary

by William Duane

Table of Natural Sines, Tangents, and Secants.

Degrees.	Sines.	Tangents.	Secants.
1	.018	.018	1.000
2	.035	.035	1.000
3	.052	.052	1.001
4	.070	.070	1.002
5	.087	.087	1.004
6	.105	.105	1.006
7	.122	.123	1.008
8	.139	.141	1.010
9	.156	.158	1.012
10	.174	.176	1.015
11	.191	.194	1.019
12	.208	.213	1.022
13	.225	.231	1.026
14	.242	.249	1.031
15	.259	.268	1.035
16	.276	.287	1.040
17	.292	.306	1.046
18	.309	.325	1.051
19	.326	.344	1.058
20	.342	.364	1.064
21	.358	.384	1.071
22	.375	.404	1.079
23	.391	.424	1.086
24	.407	.445	1.095
25	.423	.466	1.103
26	.438	.488	1.112
27	.454	.510	1.122
28	.469	.532	1.133
29	.485	.554	1.143
30	.500	.577	1.155
31	.515	.601	1.167
32	.530	.625	1.179
33	.545	.649	1.192
34	.559	.675	1.206
35	.574	.700	1.221
36	.588	.727	1.236
37	.602	.754	1.252
38	.616	.781	1.269
39	.629	.810	1.287
40	.643	.839	1.305
41	.656	.869	1.325
42	.669	.900	1.346
43	.682	.933	1.367
44	.695	.966	1.390
45	.707	1.000	1.414
46	.719	1.036	1.440
47	.731	1.072	1.466
48	.743	1.111	1.494
49	.755	1.150	1.524
50	.766	1.192	1.556
51	.777	1.235	1.589
52	.788	1.280	1.624
53	.799	1.327	1.662
54	.809	1.376	1.701
55	.819	1.428	1.743
56	.829	1.483	1.788
57	.839	1.540	1.836
58	.848	1.600	1.887
59	.857	1.664	1.942
60	.866	1.732	2.000
61	.875	1.80	2.063
62	.883	1.881	2.130
63	.891	1.963	2.203
64	.899	2.050	2.281
65	.906	2.145	2.366
66	.914	2.246	2.459
67	.921	2.356	2.559
68	.927	2.475	2.669
69	.934	2.605	2.790
70	.940	2.747	2.924
71	.946	2.904	3.072
72	.951	3.078	3.236
73	.956	3.271	3.420
74	.961	3.487	3.628
75	.966	3.732	3.864
76	.970	4.011	4.134
77	.974	4.331	4.445
78	.978	4.705	4.810
79	.982	5.145	5.241
80	.985	5.671	5.759
81	.988	6.314	6.392
82	.990	7.115	7.185
83	.993	8.144	8.206
84	.995	9.514	9.567
85	.996	11.430	11.474
86	.998	14.301	14.336
87	.999	19.081	19.107
88	.999	28.636	28.654
89	.999	57.290	57.299
90	1.000	infi- nite.	——

Guns.—Calibres of European Guns, expressed in inches.

English.		French.		Spanish.		Dutch.		Russian.		Portug.
pr.	inch.	pr.	inch.	pr.	inch.	pr.	inch.	pr.	inch.	pr.	inch.
42	7.018	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	6.86	48	7.49
32	6.41	36	6.9	36	6.84	32	6.4	30	6.47	36	6.8
24	5.823	24	6.03	24	6.03	24	5.92	24	6.	24	5.93
18	5.292	16	5.26	18	5.52	18	5.45	18	5.45	18	5.4
12	4.623	12	4.78	12	4.8	12	4.76	12	4.76	12	4.7
9	4.200	8	4.18	9	4.2	8	4.13	8	4.17	9	4.3
6	3.668	—	—	—	—	6	3.78	6	3.78	6	3.75
4	3.204	4	3.315	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	3.913	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	2.019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Length and weight of English Brass guns.

Kind.								Length in			Weight.
								Calib.	ft.	in.	ct.	qr.	lb.
	42	Pounders						16.244	9	6	66	—	—
	32	——						18.721	10	0	55	2	—
	24	-		Heavy				19.574	9	6	53	0	9
				Medium				16.483	8	0	41	3	2
				Light				10.302	5	0	16	3	13
				Do. new				13.000	6	3	24	0	—
	18	Light do.						13.000	5	9	18	0	—
	12	-		Heavy				24.659	9	0	31	2	8
				Desagulier’s				19.468	7	6	22	1	21
				Medium, old				16.872	6	6	21	3	—
				Medium, new				16.872	6	6	18	—	—
				Light				12.978	5	0	8	3	4
*				Do. new				13.000	5	0	12	—	—
	6	-		Heavy				26.112	8	0	19	1	6
*				Desag’s. Med.				22.876	7	0	12	—	24
				Med.	-		new	18.500	6	0	8	3	27
							reduced	17.000	5	6	8	0	22
*				Gen. Belford’s				16.342	5	0	5	2	21
				Light, common				14.706	4	6	5	-	18
	3	-		Heavy				28.836	7	0	11	3	19
*				Desagulier’s				24.717	6	0	6	—	—
*				Light, common				14.418	3	6	2	2	27
				Light infantry				12.358	3	0	1	3	16
				Gen. Pattison’s				12.358	3	0	1	2	19
	1	Pr. Amuzette						29.7	5	0	2	2	12
		Do.						35.6	6	0	3	0	11
		Do.						41.5	7	0	3	1	12

The guns marked (*) are the only ones used by the British since 1795, on general service.

Length and weight of French brass guns, in their old weights and measures.[9]

Kind.								Length in				W’t.
								Calib.	ft.	in.	li.	lbs.
24	Prs.		-	Siege	-			—	9	11	5	5628
16	—							—	9	7	—	4111
12	—		-	Garrison	-			—	—	—	—	3184
8	—							—	—	—	—	2175
12	—		-	Field	-			18.0	6	6	—	1808
8	—							18.	5	8	—	1196
4	—							18.	4	6	—	590
1	—							—	—	—	—	266

[9] The French weights and measures have assumed new names, and are reduced to strict proportions since the revolution. The weights here referred to are the old. For the new French system of weights and measures, see the word [Weights].