Elements of War Part I, A Treatise of Artillery, Chapter 1 3 [Le Blond] (WEB)外语英文电子书.pdfVIP

T H E C O N T E N T S. Chap. I Of gunpowder Sect. 1. Of the compoƒition and method of making gunpowder Sect. 2. Of the time when powder was invented Chap. II Sect. 1. Of cannon Sect. 2. Of the compoƒition of the metal of cannon Sect. 3. Of the different kinds of cannon Sect. 4. Of the thickneƒs and length of the principal parts of cannon Sect. 5. Of the carriages of cannon Sect. 6. Of the manner of charging cannon, and the inƒtruments neceƒƒary for that purpoƒe Sect. 7. Of the manner of powders taking fire Sect. 8. Of the invention of ƒpherical chambers, the reaƒon why they are diƒuƒed, and the ƒhape of the interior part or bore of cannon Sect. 9. Of the manner of pointing cannon Sect. 10. Of the different ranges of cannon Sect. 11. Of the ricochet, or rolling and bounding ƒhot Sect. 12. Of the quantity of powder neceƒƒary for the charging of CANNON Sect. 13. Of the manner of determining the length of cannon, with reƒpect to a given charge of powder; or rather when the length of the piece is given, how to find the quantity of powder proper to give the bullet its greateƒt poƒƒible force Sect. 14. Of the uƒe of the wad, with which the powder in a piece is coverd Sect. 15. Of the number of times the ƒame cannon may be fired ƒucceƒƒively Sect. 16. Of the method to remedy the widening of the touch-hole, or, which is the ƒame thing, to put in a new piece of metal Sect. 17.