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I.Methods of Refining Saltpetre[27]
II.Greek Fires[32]
III.Sea Fires[41]
IV.Analytical Table of Ammunition[167]
V.Price of English Powder at Various Times[184]
VI.viiConnection between Size of Grain, MuzzleVelocity, and Pressure[195]
VII.Composition of English Powder at Various Times[197]
VIII.Composition of Foreign Powder at Various Times[198]
IX.Price of Metals in 1375 and 1865[204]
X.Comparative Cost of One Round fired with Shotof Different Materials, cir. 1375[205]
XI.Comparative Pressure on Bore when firing Shotof Different Materials, cir. 1375[206]
XII.Composition of Matches at Various Times[229]
XIII.Composition of Time Fuzes at Various Times[243]
XIV.Composition of Signal Rockets at Various Times[246]
XV.Fixed Lights[246]
XVI.Fireworks[247]
Index[249]