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Physical science, study of advocated ... 17 
Pole-draught, Disadvantages of for artil¬ 
lery purposes ... ... ... ... 42 
Portugal, Expedition to, 1826 ... ... 292 
... State of field artillery in the 
expedition to ... ... 293 
Position for artillery, .Requisites of a good 150 
Positions of field guns in action... ... 149 
Practice of English, French, and Belgian 
field guns, compared ... ... ... 135 
Pratt, S. C., Lieut. R.A., on the constitu¬ 
tion and duties of artillery of the ad¬ 
vanced guard of an army in the field, 
(R.A. Institution prize essay, 1874) ... 468 
Pressure on studs exerted with various 
systems of rifling... 394 
with uniform and in¬ 
creasing twist ... 368 
Prize essay R.A. Institution, for 1872 ... 105 
1873 ... 295 
1874 ... 468 
Probable rectangles, by Captain. W. H. 
Noble, R.A. ... ... 399 
Problems on artillery machines, Graphical 
solution of,byMaj.W.H. Wardell, R. A. 316 
Projectile, Best shape of head of, for 
penetration, &c. ... ... ... 301 
Projectiles, deflection of, explained ... 382 
for field artillery ... ... 307 
Imparting rotary motion to 296 
Influence of the wind on the 
flight of, how to calculate 343 
On the efficiency of artillery 295 
Resistance of the air to the 
flight of ... ... ... 385 
(Rifled), Pressure required 
to give rotation to, by 
Capt. A. Noble (late R.A.) 359 
Tables of remaining velo¬ 
cities, time of flight, and 
energy of various ... ... 1 
... with a large number of 
grooves to fit similar 
grooves in bore of gun ... 393 
Proportion of guns to men, by Captain 
E. Baring, R.A. . 31 
Provisioning of troops by rail ... ... 27 
Prussian field batteries, State of the, in 
the beginning of the 19th century ... 220 
Punching power of projectiles ... ... 300 
R. 
Railroads, their use in time of war ... 23 
Railway engine, capabilities of for mili¬ 
tary purposes. 24 
Range-finder (Nolan’s), Description of... 161 
... Comparison of practice with 
and without ... ... 170 
... Description of various parts 
of..198 
Experiments with. 163 
... for infantry ... 173, 206 
Range-finders, Different types of ... 171 
... with fixed base. 172 
Theory of. 174 
Tests for. 178,195 
... Fitting of. ... 187 
Range, Obtaining with Nolan’s “ finder ” 189 
of guns, Mode of correcting, in 
bombarding operations ... 143 
... of projectile, Errors in. 309 
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Ranges, Finding by trial shots ... ... 169 
Recoil, Elevation increased by ... ... 79 
of gun, Effect of, in practice ... 259 
Requa rifle battery, Employment of the 421 
Reserve artillery, Duties and position of 12 
Revolver-cannon, Employment of, at 
Culmiers ... ... 29 
... The Bavarian, descrip¬ 
tion of . 28 
The Feldl, used by the 
Bavarians in 1870 ... 447 
Rhine fortresses and Metz, A short sketch 
of the, by Lieut. F. W. J. Barker, R.A. 36 
Rifling, Different systems of, enumerated 298 
for heavy guns, by Major J. P. 
Morgan, R.A. 377 
of guns, Conditions to be observed 
in the ... ... ... ... 296 
System of, adopted by Norwegian 
Government ... ... ... 388 
... with uniformly increasing twist, 
Reasons for adopting the ... 360 
Roller, calculating, Use of ... ... 191 
Rotation, illustrated by the gyroscope ... 378 
to rifled projectiles,Pressure re¬ 
quired to give . 359 
S. 
Scharnhorst on the English Artillery ... 219 
Scott, Capt. R.N., advantages claimed 
for his system of rifling ... ... 387 
Sectograph, A description of the, by 
Lieut. T. J. Tresidder, R.E. ... ... 404 
Separation of field and garrison artillery 
deprecated ... ... ... ... 235 
Sheep, Employment of, to carry loads ... 397 
Sheers, Tension of back guy of, &c. ... 319 
Ships, Striking below water-line ... 303 
Shrapnel shell, Capabilities of ... ... 307 
Target practice with, at 
Dartmoor ... ... 170 
.. : Use of, in bombarding 
operations before Stras- 
burg ... ... ... 144 
Siege batteries, Guns in, under disad¬ 
vantage ... ... ... ... 304 
train, Ranges and elevations for 
the guns of . 230 
Sladen, J., Capt. R.A., on flat trajectories 
as exemplified in the case of small-ai’ms 
and field artillery . ... 74 
Sluice-gates, Bombardment of, at siege of 
Strasburg, 1870... ... ... ... 142 
Snider rifle, Trajectory of ... ... 75 
Spontaneous ignition of oiled cotton or 
silk-waste .225 
Springs for transport carriages, Advan¬ 
tages gained by . 337 
... Strength of, how to estimate ... 338 
Stability of ai-tillery carriages ... ... 327 
Steel, Lining bronze guns with ... ... 138 
unsuitable for guns of large calibre 137 
Storeholders, Duties of ... ... ... 121 
Storekeeping ... ... ... 115 
Stores, Issue of ... ... ... ... 115 
of guns and warlike materiel, De¬ 
centralisation of ... ... 112 
... Packing of.117 
Strangways, W. A. F., Capt. R.H.A., on 
the development of artillery tactics ... 145 
