Screen LibraryTheir arrows will darken the sun：the evolution and science of ballistics
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Johns Hopkins University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Baltimore |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 234 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780801898563 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801898560 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801898570 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801898579 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | TJ012 |
| CLC: | TJ012 |
| Call Number: | TJ012/D412 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index. Bang! Internal ballistics. Before gunpowder -- Gunpowder weapons -- The development of modern firearms: new technical challenges -- Whizz! External ballistics. Short-range trajectories: elementary aerodynamics -- Long-range trajectories: advanced aerodynamics -- New technology, new ballistics -- Thud! Terminal ballistics. Stopping the target. The science of ballistics has a long history and starts with one question: How does a projectile move through the air? Even before physicists worked that one out, military engineers had been tinkering with ballistic devices for centuries. The trebuchet of the Middle Ages has given way to rocket power, and the science of ballistics has evolved to match the technology. Mark Denny's survey covers this dynamic subject from prehistory to the weapons of tomorrow. --from publisher description |