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INDEX. 
PAGE 
Strasburg, Artillery lessons from the siege 
of, by Capt. F. C. H. Clarke, R.A. ... 139 
Studs of projectiles, Strain upon 360, 365, 
[366, 389, 392 
T. 
Tactical basis for the artillery of England, 
by Major H. Le G. Geary, R.A. 231 
unit for field artillery ... ... 238 
... use of mitrailleurs ... ... 429 
Tactics of field artillery. 145 
... Influence of range-finder on ... 201 
(artillery), Notes on, by Lt.-Col. 
W. J. Williams, C.B., R.A. ... 340 
Tangent-sight, Proposed alteration in ... 309 
Telemeters, Trial of, at Shoeburyness ... 162 
Telescope (equatorial) erected at the R.A. 
Observatory, Woolwich, A description 
of the ... ... ... ... ... 351 
Time of flight of projectiles . 76 
Tables for faci¬ 
litating the 
calculation of 4 
Trail of gun-carriage, Dimensions of, how 
determined .332 
Trains for transport of army corps, 
Number of required ... 24 
Trajectories of Martini-Henry and Snider- 
Enfield rifles, Relative ... 75 
... small-arms and field artil¬ 
lery, Capt. J.Sladen,R.A. 74 
... various guns, how to com¬ 
pare ... ... ... 77 
Trajectory, advantages of lowness of 74, 297 
... Flatness of, upon what it 
depends . 75 
of rifle, how determined ... 75 
Transport and supply of an army ... 56 
Carriages, principles of con¬ 
struction of, by Capt. W. 
Kemmis, R.A. ... ... 335 
... of troops by rail ... ... 26 
Prussian system of ... ... 56 
Sheep employed as a means of 397 
PAGE 
Tresidder, T. J., Lieut. R.E., on the 
sectograph ... ... ... ... 404 
Triangle-gyn, Pressure on ground in use 
of, &c..317 
Trunnion holes in carriage, Position of, 
how fixed .332 
Turin arsenal, A flying visit to, by Lieut. 
H. Geary, R.A.... ... ... ... 407 
Twist of rifling, Mode of deciding the ... 296 
V. 
Velocities (tables of) obtained with 
R.L.G. and L.G. powders respectively, 
in 3-3 and 3'6-in. 16-pr. guns. 250 
Velocity, very high, not necessary to be 
attained with field guns... ... ... 84 
Vice-presidents (perpetual) of R.A. Insti¬ 
tution, election of . 104 
W. 
Wardell, W. H., Major R.A., Graphical 
solution of problems on artillery ma¬ 
chines, by ... ... ... ... 316 
Werder rifle and “revolver-cannon,” 
Comparative merits of. 29 
Wheel, Measuring dish of . 373 
... and axle, Relation between the 
forces which act on the ... 370 
... in British service, Disadvantages 
of the form of the ... ... 411 
Wheels and axletrees, Principles of con¬ 
struction of, by Captain W. 
Kemmis, R.A. . 369 
i ... (con ical), The constrained motion 
of . 411 
... Considerations which govern the 
dimensions and weight of ... 374 
Williams, W. J., Lt.-Col. R.A., Notes on 
artillery tactics, by ... 340 
... On artillery and infantry 
attack and defence ... 126 
Wind, Influence of the, on the flight of 
projectiles ... ... . 343 
