Title
Their arrows will darken the sun : the evolution and science of ballistics / Mark Denny.
ISBN
9780801898563 (alk. paper)
0801898560 (alk. paper)
9780801898570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801898579 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
UF820 .D46 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
623/.51
Summary
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
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
