590 



ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1962 



Figure 10. — A set of curves relating mass of an arrow to its velocity when shot from bows 

 of different virtual mass but the same available energy. 



and use of bows and arrows would far exceed its scope. The 

 appended bibliography may serve as a guide for more thorough 

 exploration of such technical matters as have been enumerated. 



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(Abbreviations: S.A., Ye Sylvan Archer; A.R., Archery Review; A.B.R., Ameri- 

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Cavanaugh, James F. 



1958. Standardization of procedures in bow testing. Archery, June. 

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1933. Archery (rev. ed.), chap. 15. 



1946. Target archery, pp. 184 et. seq. 

 English, F. L. 



1930. The exterior ballistics of the arrow, 

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1929. Velocity and acceleration of arrows. 



as affected by backing of bow. 

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1930. Formulas for strains and stresses in a drawn bow. S.A., November. 

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Journ. Franklin Inst., vol. 210, 



Weight and efficiency of bows 

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