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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Denny, Mark, 1953–
Their arrows will darken the sun : the evolution and science of ballistics / Mark Denny.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9856-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8018-9856-0 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9857-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8018-9857-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Ballistics. 2. Trajectories (Mechanics). 3. Aerodynamics. I. Title.
UF820.D46 2011
623′.51—dc22 2010023459
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