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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark Denny |
| ISBN: | 9780801898563 0801898560 9780801898570 0801898579 |
| OCLC Number: | 643322569 |
| Description: | 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Responsibility: | Mark Denny. |
Abstract:
Explores the evolution and physics of ballistic weapons - from bows and arrows to bazookas and armor-piercing rounds. This survey covers this subject from prehistory to the weapons of tomorrow.
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"For a scientist, Denny's approach is delightfully down to earth." (The Age)"
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