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The force of fired gun-powder, and the initial velocities of cannon balls, determined by experiments; from which is also deduced the relation of the initial velocity to the weight of the shot and the quantity of powder. By Charles Hutton, F. R. S. Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Military Academy. Read at the Royal Society, Jan. 8, 1778.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Projectiles--Speed.
- Projectiles.
- Gunpowder--Early works to 1800.
- Gunpowder.
- Ballistics--Early works to 1800.
- Ballistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (38p.,plate )
- Other Title:
- Force of fired gun-powder, and the initial velocities of cannon balls,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by J. Nichols (successor to Mr. Bowyer), MDCCLXXVIII.
- Notes:
- The frontispiece is engraved by James Basire.
- Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, N7142.
- OCLC:
- 642222435
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