INDEX, 
Abel, F. A., F.E.S., Alloys of tin and 
lead, with melting points of each, 
by . 41 
... Examination of samples of gun¬ 
powder, after being submitted to 
intense heat, by ... ... 42 
... Accidental explosions, A lecture 
on, by ... ... ... ... 259 
Accounts of the E.A. Institution for the 
year 1874-5 ... . ... 237 
Advanced guards, Duties of ... ... 441 
Ammunition, Expenditure of, in the 
battles about Metz ... 11 
small-arm, Table of weights 
and dimensions of ... 318 
Angle of descent in curved fire, Ascertain¬ 
ing the. ... . 50 
Annual report of E.A. Institution 1874-5 232 
.. 1875-6 451 
Archduke Charles on fortresses and places 
of arms ... ... ... ... ... 217 
Arsenals, selection of localities for ... 215 
Artillery experiments at Okehampton ... 629 
... its province in warfare ... 117 
fire, the effective zone of ... 541 
.. in the field, notes on, by Lt.-Col. 
W. J. Williams, E.A.. C.B.... 115 
Autograph letter of the Duke of Welling¬ 
ton ... . ... 512 
B. 
Barlow, W. E., Major E.A., Manufacture 
of Palliser projectiles, common shell, 
and shrapnel shell for the 9-pr. E.M.L. 
gun, by .123 
Bashforth chronograph. 171 
... tables, their application to 
problems in practical gunnery 320 
“Motion of Projectiles,” ex¬ 
planatory notes on, by Capt. 
E. Xensmgton, E.A. ... 159 
Boiler explosions and their causes ... 261 
Bolan Pass, account of an expedition 
up the ... 513 
Bombaydjng vertical objects ... ... 48 
Bore of 80,-ton gun, horizontal measure¬ 
ments of, at various periods ... ... 346 
Breaching a scarp by battering its upper 
half . 72 
... by cannelures cut out by curved 
fire. ... ... 69 
... by curved fire with S.B. guns 49 
Calibre, distance, and charge 
in . 74 
fire. Choice of the point of 
impact in . 54 
... of masonry at Strasburg in 
1870 ... ... ... ... 48 
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Bronze casting in chill. 198 
... field gun, The 7 C Italian ... 392 
... field guns for Italian service, 
adoption of ... ... ... 195 
... or cast-steel for rifled field guns 8 
... steel, by Capt. J. F. Owen, E.A. 192 
. guns, Eesults of practice 
with ... ... ... 202 
... for bore of gun, Defects of ... 194 
C. 
Calibre of gun best suited for curved fire 74 
Campaign of Le Mans, 1870-1... ... , 572 
on the Loire, 1870-1 . ... 566 
Cannock Chase, as a position for a cen¬ 
tral arsenal ... ... .. ... 227 
Carbon, per-centage of, in steel, “ spiegel 
eisen,” and cast-iron ... ... ... 130 
Carcasses proposed by Lt. O’Callaghan, 
E.A., Experiments at Eastbourne with 152 
Carriage, action of discharge of field gun 
upon. ... 43 
and casemate platform for 
12’5-in. M.L.E. gun of 38 tons 338 
for 80-ton M.L.E. gun ... 348 
for 7 C Italian field gun ... 392 
Muzzle-pivoting, and platform 
for 10-in. M.L.E. gun ... 335 
Carriages, &c., in use with an army corps, 
Table of weight, dimensions, 
&c., of..333 
... NTew garrison. 335 
... NTew (wrought-iron) for field and 
siege service ... ... ... 410 
Cartridge for Martini-Henry rifle ... 306 
Cartridges for breech-loading small arms. 
Table of . 318 
Case fire, Opinions as to the efficacy of 249 
... shot, effective power of ... ... 5 
Casting Palliser projectiles, the process 
explained . 128 
Cast-iron, Seduction of strength by turn¬ 
ing or planing of . ... 131 
Cavalli on the use of shrapnel shell for 
rifled guns ... ... ... ... 6 
Central-fire breech-loaders, Table of ... 317 
Centralisation as applied to the manufac¬ 
ture of war materiel, by Capt. C. C. 
Saxton, E.A.214 
Chain loading gear for casemate platform 340 
Chalk, its use tor smelting purposes ... 132 
Charge and elevation in curved fire ... 59 
Chill, Bronze cast in ..199 
Chill casting, the process explained ... 126 
Chilled projectile, Advantages of, over soft 
iron ... . 125 
Chronograph, Bashforth... . 171 
... electric, Description of, by 
Lieut. H. Watkin, E.A. 14 
... the Le Boulenge, Descrip¬ 
tion of ..355 
