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GUNPOWDER AND AMMUNITION THEIR ORIGIN AND PROGRESS
CONTENTS
TABLES
BOOKS OFTEN QUOTED
PART I
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
I
II
III
CHAPTER II SALTPETRE
Waltham Abbey, 1860.
Whitehorne, 1560.
“Liber Ignium,” cir. 1300.
Hassan er-Rammah, 1275-95.
Roger Bacon, cir. 1248.
CHAPTER III THE GREEKS
CHAPTER IV MARCUS GRÆCUS
CHAPTER V THE ARABS
CHAPTER VI THE HINDUS
CHAPTER VII THE CHINESE
CHAPTER VIII FRIAR BACON
Cap. IX.
Cap. X.
Cap. XI.
PART II THE PROGRESS OF AMMUNITION
CHAPTER IX ANALYTICAL TABLE OF AMMUNITION
CHAPTER X HAND AMMUNITION
Fire-Arrows and Fire-Pikes
Hand Grenades
CHAPTER XI WAR ROCKETS
CHAPTER XII GUNPOWDER
CHAPTER XIII SHOCK PROJECTILES
Darts.
Round Shot.
Case.
Shrapnel.
CHAPTER XIV IGNEOUS PROJECTILES
Hot Shot.
Incendiary Fireballs.
Incendiary Shell.
Carcasses.
Explosive Fireballs.
Explosive Shell.
CHAPTER XV IGNITERS
Hot Wires, Priming Powder, Matches, and Portfires.
Tubes.
Time Fuzes.
Percussion and Concussion Fuzes.
CHAPTER XVI SIGNALS
Signal Rockets.
Fixed Lights.
Fireworks.
FOOTNOTES:
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