CONTENTS
| 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] | |
| Round Shot | [200] | |
| Case | [207] | |
| Shrapnel | [208] | |
| XIV. | Igneous Projectiles:— | |
| Hot Shot | [217] | |
| Incendiary Fireballs | [217] | |
| Incendiary Shell | [220] | |
| Carcasses | [224] | |
| Explosive Fireballs | [224] | |
| Explosive Shell | [225] | |
| XV. | Igniters:— | |
Hot Wires, Priming Powder, Matches, andPortfires | [228] | |
| Tubes | [230] | |
| Time Fuzes | [231] | |
Percussion and Concussion Fuzes | [244] | |
| XVI. | Signals | [246] |