CONTENTS

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History of Gunpowder[1]
Manufacture of Gunpowder[7]
Foreign Gunpowder[20]
Explosive force of Gunpowder[29]
Experiments with Gunpowder[36]
Magazines[23]
Lightning Conductors[24]
Greek Fire[4]
Ancient Engines of War[39]
On Artillery[62]
Portable Fire Arms[73]
The Rifle[86]
The Bayonet[83]
Accoutrements[84]
Breech-loaders[92]
On Rifling[95]
On Rifle Projectiles[101]
Theoretical Principles[110]
Gravity[113]
Atmosphere[115]
Form of Bodies[119]
Causes of Deviation[121]
Windage[121]
Rotation[122]
On Eccentric Projectiles[124]

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