RECAPITULATION OF THE CREDITS OF IMPORTANCE.
Lectures, n of Works, 5
Execution of Works, 25 30.
[VIII.—PROGRAMME OF THE COURSE OF SCIENCES APPLIED TO THE MILITARY ARTS.]
| Lectures. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st part— | Geology, | 12 |
| 2d “ | On the Metallurgy of Iron, on Working in Iron, | 6 |
| 3d “ | Applications of the Working in Iron, | 3 |
| 4th “ | On the Manufacture of Small-arms, | 4 |
| 5th “ | On the Manufacture of Ordnance, | 5 |
| 6th “ | On the Manufacture of Powder, | 5 |
| 7th “ | On Pyrotechny, | 2 |
| Total, | 37 |
[FIRST PART.—GEOLOGY.]
Lecture 1.—Preliminary notions. Definition of geology expressed from its applications. Division in four s:—1st. Mineralogy. 2d. Paleontology. 3d. Geognosy. 4th. Geogeny. (Only the three first are here treated of.)
First Section.—Mineralogy. Generalities. Distinctive characters of minerals. Fundamental principle of a mineralogical classification. Minerals are distinguished as having characters either exterior, crystalline, chemical, or physical; classification of minerals.
Lecture 2.—First class: Simple bodies forming one of the essential principles of minerals. Genus silica, quartz, sulphur. Second class: Alkali and alkaline salts, potass, soda, &c. Third class: Alkaline earths, and earths. Genus lime. Fourth class: Metals. Iron of various kinds; copper, lead, tin, zinc.
Lecture 3.—Fifth class: Silicates of various kinds. Sixth class: Combustibles, minerals.