Ballistics in the Seventeenth Century : A Study in the Relations of Science and War with Reference Principally to England (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The background of science I - government and industry; 2. The background of science I - the gunner and his art; 3. Internal ballistics; 4. Mathematical ballistics I; 5. Mathematical ballistics II; 6. Mathematical ballistics III; 7. Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.