X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Metallic oxalates Conditions under which they are explosive Page 364-366 



BOOK III FORCE OF EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES IN 

 PARTICULAR. 



CHAPTER I. 



Classification of explosives Definition of explosives General list First 

 group : explosive gases Second group : gaseous detonating mixtures 

 Third group: definite inorganic compounds Fourth group: definite 

 organic compounds, solid or liquid Fifth group : mixtures of definite 

 explosive compounds with inert bodies Sixth group : mixtures formed 

 by an oxidisable explosive compound and a non-explosive oxidising body 

 Seventh group: mixtures with an explosive oxidising base Eighth 

 group : mixtures formed by oxidisable and oxidising bodies, neither of 

 which are explosive separately .. .. .. .* .. 367-370 



CHAPTER II. 



General data respecting the employment of a given explosive Chemical 

 equation Heat of formation of bodies involved and their products 

 Specific heats Temperatures Densities Pressures Empirical 

 measures of force of explosives Practical questions relative to employ- 

 ment, handling, manufacture, and storage Tests of stability 371-382 



CHAPTER III. 



Explosive gases and detonating gaseous mixtures Their maximum work 

 Comparison with work of solid and liquid explosives Influence of 

 pressure and initial temperature Temperature of inflammation Mixtures 

 of liquefied gases Gases and combustible dusts .. .. 383-401 



CHAPTER IV. 



Definite non-carburetted explosive compounds Nitrogen sulphide and 

 chloride Potassium chlorate Ammonium nitrate, perchlorate, and 

 bichromate 402-417 



CHAPTER Y. 



Nitric ethers Nitro-ethylic ether Nitro-methylic ether Dinitro-glycolic 

 ether Nitroglycerin Nitromannite 418-430 



CHAPTER VI. 



Dynamites Necessity of special detonator Classification Dynamite proper 

 Properties Precautions when using Rapidity of detonation Gases 

 produced Dynamite with ammonium nitrate, and with nitrocellulose 

 base 431-443 



