434 
PROFESSOR F. BASHFORTH ON THE RESISTANCE OF THE 
Velocities at the following distances from the gun. 
No. of 
round. 
150 ft. 
300 ft. 
450 ft. 
600 ft. 
750 ft. 
900 ft. 
1050 ft. 
1200 ft. 
1350 ft. 
fs. 
f.s. 
f.s. 
fs. 
f.s. 
fs. 
fs. 
fs. 
f.s. 
14 
1499 
1462 
1427 
1393 
1360 
1331 
1302 
1276 
1252 
16 
1521 
1488 
1453 
1418 
1384 
1351 
1320 
1291 
1263 
18 
1511 
1473 
1437 
1403 
1371 
1339 
1310 
1282 
1255 
20 
1515 
1475 
1438 
1403 
1372 
1343 
1315 
1288 
1263 
22 
1515 
1482 
1448 
1415 
1382 
1353 
1324 
1294 
1267 
24 
1508 
1469 
1435 
1401 
1369 
1337 
1308 
1278 
1251 
26 
1505 
1465 
1431 
1398 
1367 
1336 
1309 
1283 
1257 
28 
1514 
1479 
1444 
1408 
1377 
1347 
1316 
1289 
1263 
30 
1508 
1472 
1435 
1403 
1369 
1338 
1308 
1281 
1252 
32 
1448 
1414 
1381 
1353 
1325 
1296 
1268 
1240 
1213 
No. of 
round. 
Weight 
of shot. 
Values 
of M-. 
Difference from 
mean value. 
14 
lbs. 
21-78 
•00125 
•00000 
16 
21-81 
•00124 
- -00001 
18 
21-81 
•00127 
+ -00002 
20 
21-83 
•00127 
+ -00002 
22 
21-81 
■00119 
- -00006 
24 
21-83 
•00127 
+ -00002 
26 
21-81 
•00125 
•00000 
28 
21-83 
•00123 
- -00002 
30 
21-81 
•00126 
+•00001 
32 
21-81 
•00123 
-•00002 
Means 
21-81 
•00125 
•00002 
(6) Ogival-headed Shot (two diameters), Hollow. 
Bound 15. Weight of shot 21-92 lbs. 
Clock. 
Beading. 
Correc- 
tion. 
Corrected reading. 
Screen. 
Beading. 
Correc- 
tion. 
Corrected reading. 
Time of passing 
each screen. 
1 3-55 
2 26-00 
3 48-39 
4 70-69 
5 92-87 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3-550 
26-000 
48-390 
70-690 
92-870 
“I* 
+ 22-450 
22-390“ 
22-300 . 
+22-180“' 
A,. 
90 
120 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
44-59 
46-80 
51-43 
53-79 
56-25 
58-74 
6127 
63-87 
-•003 
+■008 
+•004 
-•015 
+•011 
— •009 
-•006 
+•008 
+ ’002 
44-587 
46-808 
49-084 
51-415 
53-801 
56-241 
58-734 
61-278 
63-872 
Ai- 
+2-221 
2-276 
2-331 
2-386 
2-440 
2-493 
2-544 
+2-594 
a 2 . 
+55 
55 
56 
54 
53 
51 
+50 
0-0000 
•0993 
•2012 
•3055 
•4124 
■5217 
•6334 
•7475 
•8640 
Aj. 
+ 993 
1019 
1043 
1069 
1093 
1117 
1141 
+ 1165 
A 2 . 
+26 
24 
26 
24 
24 
24 
+24 
Bound 21. Weight of shot 21-89 lbs. 
Clock. 
Beading. 
Correc- 
tion. 
Corrected reading. 
Screen., 
Beading. 
Correcr 
tion. 
Corrected reading. 
Time of passing 
each screen. 
1 
4-24 
0 
4*240 
A ... 
A 2 . 
1 
59-66 
-•005 
59-655 
Aj. 
A„. 
// *• 
0-0000 
A r 
A,. 
2 
24-66 
0 
24-660 
+20*420 
-69 
2 
61-66 
+■013 
61-673 
+2-018 
2-065 
+47 
•09.94 
+ 994 
io9n 
+26 
3 
45-02 
-•009 
45-011 
J OO 1 
65 
3 
63-74 
-•002 
63-738 
48 
•2014 
24 
4 
65-29 
+•007 
65-297 
ZU JoO 
61 
4 
65-85 
+•001 
65-851 
2-161 
48 
•3058 
23 
5 
6 
85-53 
105-69 
-•008 
0 
85-522 
105-690 
+20-168 ' 
-57 
5 
6 
68-00 
70-23 
+•012 
-•009 
68-012 
70-221 
2-209 
48 
47 
•4125 
•5216 
1067 
1091 
24 
24 
7 
62-48 
-•003 
72-477 
46 
•6331 
1 
23 
8 
74-78 
-•001 
74-779 
2-348 
46 
•7469 
1161 
23 
9 
10 
77-13 
79-52 
-003 
0 
77127 
79-520 
+2-393 
+45 
•8630 
•9815 
+ 1185 
+24 
