INDEX. 591 
PAGE 
Owen, J. F., Capt. E.A., Explanation of 
the lock-action of the 
Gatling gun, by. 22 
... on bronze-steel . 192 
P. 
Pack, Brig.-General, Autograph letter of 
Duke of Wellington to . 512 
Palliser projectiles, Description of iron 
most suitable for 124 
... ... their manufacture, 
by Major W. E. 
Barlow, E.A. ... 123 
Paris, Investment of, during the Franco- 
German war ... ... ... 502 
... Siege of, 1870-1 583 
Paskevitch, Captain, New Eussian field 
gup, proposed by ... ... ... 383 
Pebble powder, Manufacture of, by 
Major J. P. Morgan, E.A. 87 
Pellet powder for heavy guns, Introduc¬ 
tion of ... ... ... ... ... 87 
Penetration of armour, Best shapes of 
projectiles for ... 124 
masonry... ... ... 48 
projectiles, Law of ... 188 
Petroleum, Explosions of products of ... 270 
Phosphor-bronze, Experiments with ... 196 
... its liability to emit 
sparks by friction or 
percussion ... ... 119 
Pig-iron, Manufacture of ... ... 130 
Point of impact in curved breaching fire, 
Choice of. 54 
... enfilade fire, Choice of 57 
Portable sheers for lifting heavy guns, 
Notes on erecting . 413 
Posen, On the current fortificational 
developments at the fortress of ... 483 
Practice tables, siege experiments at 
Shoeburyness ... 147 
with curved fire ... 85 
with the field guns of various 
continental powers, Table of 390 
Pratt, S. C., Capt. B.A., English v. 
German field guns, A 
comparison by. 296 
... . Precis of the Franco- 
German war, by, Part I. 416 
... Do., do., Part II.... ... 494 
Do., do., Part III. ... 563 
Press used at Waltham Abbey in the 
manufacture of gunpowder ... ... 108 
Prince Imperial elected an honorary 
member of the E.A. Institution ... 233 
Printing office for E.A. Institution, 
Proposal for a new . 234 
Prismatic and pebble powders, Origin of 87 
Prize Essay, E.A.I., 1875 ... ... 214 
1876 433 
Problem on trajectories. 183 
Profiles, Influence of the nature of in 
curved fire . 52 
Projectiles cast, in chill, The process of 
manufacture explained ... 126 
Effective value of various ... 12 
Experiments to test the com¬ 
parative value of various 533 
.4. Experiments with various 
shapes of ..124 
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Projectiles (field service) of the various 
continental powers ... 389 
... Law of penetration of ... 188 
- ... used at Okehampton artillery 
experiments ... ... 557 
... with ogival head, Advantages 
of. 124 
E. 
Eange-finders at Okehampton experi¬ 
ments .549 
Eear guard, Duties of ... . 447 
Eecommendations of Special Committee 
on Eifled Field Guns and High-Angle 
fire ... ... ... ... ... 555 
Eeferees on E.A.I. Prize Essay, 1875 233 
Eesistance of the air to the motion of 
projectiles . 160 
Eichter fuze, for use with shrapnel shell 9 
Eifled field artillery data between 
1860-1866 ... 6 
Development of ... 5 
in the campaign of 
1866 . 8 
... guns, Discussion on the 
general value of ... .... 10 
Eifled guns, The influence of rifled small- 
arms on the introduction of 4 
E.L.G. powder for heavy guns, Intro¬ 
duction of . 87 
Boilers for cutting pebble powder, 
Arrangement of . 92 
Eoofs for splinter-proofs, Experiments 
to test various constructions of ... 146 
Boyal Arsenal, Woolwich, M. le Baron 
de Mandat Grancey on the . 221 
Euncorn, as a position for a northern 
arsenal. 227 
Eussian field artillery .. ... 383 
S. 
Safes, fire-proof, Principles of construc¬ 
tion of. 27 
Saxton, C. C., Capt. E.A., E.A. Institu¬ 
tion Prize Essay for 1875, by. 214 
• Sedan, Battle of ... ... ... ... 500 
Seddeler, Baron, on the successes of the 
German artillery during the war of 
1870-1 . 11 
Shell guns, Experiments with. 5 
Shells, Selection of pig-iron for manufac¬ 
ture of. ... ... ... 131 
Shrapnel shell, Early use of . 2 
Experiments at East¬ 
bourne with . 147 
for 9-pr. E.M.L. gun, 
Assembling the various 
parts ... 137 
... for 9-pr. B;M.L. gun, 
Manufacture of ... 123 
f or 7 C Italian field gun... 394 
Siege experiments at Eastbourne, Notes 
on, by Major W. H. Wardell, E.A. ... 145 
Siege of Paris, 1870-1 ... ... ... 583 
Sight slides of rifles, Directions for re¬ 
newing lines of... ... ... ... 316 
Sladen, J., Capt. E.A., The application 
of Professor Bashforth’s tables, by ... 320 
