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Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun : The Evolution and Science of Ballistics.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (245 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801899812
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Their Arrows Will Darken the SunDDC classification:
  • 623/.51
LOC classification:
  • UF820 .D46 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Internal Ballistics -- 1. Before Gunpowder -- 2. Gunpowder Weapons -- 3. The Development of Modern Firearms: New Technical Challenges -- External Ballistics -- 4. Short-Range Trajectories: Elementary Aerodynamics -- 5. Long-Range Trajectories: Advanced Aerodynamics -- 6. New Technology, New Ballistics -- Terminal Ballistics -- 7. Stopping the Target -- Final Thoughts -- Technical Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: For study or hobby, Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun is an entertaining guide to the world of ballistics.
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Internal Ballistics -- 1. Before Gunpowder -- 2. Gunpowder Weapons -- 3. The Development of Modern Firearms: New Technical Challenges -- External Ballistics -- 4. Short-Range Trajectories: Elementary Aerodynamics -- 5. Long-Range Trajectories: Advanced Aerodynamics -- 6. New Technology, New Ballistics -- Terminal Ballistics -- 7. Stopping the Target -- Final Thoughts -- Technical Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

For study or hobby, Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun is an entertaining guide to the world of ballistics.

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