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GUNPOWDER AND
AMMUNITION
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
STRAY MILITARY PAPERS. With 2Plates. 8vo, 7s. 6d
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LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY
GUNPOWDER AND
AMMUNITION
THEIR ORIGIN AND PROGRESS
BY
LIEUT.-COLONEL HENRY W. L. HIME
(LATE) ROYAL ARTILLERY
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
NEW YORK AND BOMBAY
1904
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CONTENTS
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| PART I | ||
| THE ORIGIN OF GUNPOWDER | ||
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | Introduction | 3 |
| II. | Saltpetre | 12 |
| III. | The Greeks | 29 |
| IV. | Marcus Græcus | 57 |
| V. | The Arabs | 90 |
| VI. | The Hindus | 105 |
| VII. | The Chinese | 124 |
| VIII. | Friar Bacon | 141 |
| PART II | ||
| THE PROGRESS OF AMMUNITION | ||
| IX. | Analytical Table of Ammunition | 165 |
| X. | Hand Ammunition:— | |
| Fire-Arrows and Fire-Pikes | 168 | |
| Hand Grenades | 169 | |
| XI. | War Rockets | 172 |
| XII. | Gunpowder | 177 |
| XIII. | viShock Projectiles:— | |
| Darts, &c. | 199 | |