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INDEX. 
Dalton, J. C., Lieut. R.H.A., Experi¬ 
ments with the Le Boulenge Telemeter, 
translated by ... ... ... ... 170 
Dalton, J. C., Lieut. R.H.A., Notes on 
the field artillery of Italy, translated 
by .228 
Defence, Artillery ... ... ... 843 
... of a position ... ... ... 126 
... of a position. Horse artillery 
in the... ... ... ... 326 
Distances for first and second siege posi¬ 
tions for artillery . 92 
Drift of projectiles, Varying conditions 
which affect the ... ... ... 367 
Drill for field artillery in 1784 ... ... 217 
Duncan, E., MajorR.A.,LL.D., &c., His¬ 
torical notices of the Royal Artillery 
by . 217, 289 
E. 
Elevated batteries, Method of arming... 115 
Elevating arrangement used with the 
new Austrian field guns ... ... 16 
Elies, E. R., Capt. R.A., R.A. Institution 
prize essay, by ... ... ... ... 558 
Ellis, W. B. E., Major R.A., on limbers 
and wagons ... ... ... ... 235 
Elongated projectiles, Drift of ... ... 361 
Elongated projectiles, Rotation required 
for the stability of ... ... ... 577 
Employment of field artillery in connec¬ 
tion with the other arms ... ... 340 
Energy, as a term applied to gunnery... 39 
Engelhardt, Colonel, Description of a 
new field carriage (iron) for long- 
range guns, by... ... ... ... 297 
Entrenching tools for field artillery ... 566 
siege train ... 162 
Escort for artillery ... ... ... 349 
Escorts, Duties of ... ... ... 335 
Experiments with the new Austrian field 
guns . 24 
Explosion and pressure in the bore of a 
gun . 47 
E. 
Eield artillery attack ... ... ... 342 
Belgian, Extract from 
Lt.-Col. H. Brackenbury’s 
report upon ... ... 224 
Employment of, in con¬ 
nection with the other 
arms, translated from 
the German by Major 
Brancker, R.A. ... 340 
... ... materiel, Development of 505 
of Italy, Notes on ... 228 
... carriage (iron) for long-range guns 297 
... guns, Comparative dimensions, 
weight, &c., of Austrian, German, 
and English ... ... ... 2 
... guns, English and foreign, Table 
showing the comparative weights, 
&c. ... 231 
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Field guns, The new Austrian, by Capt. 
J. F. Owen, R.A. 1 
Elat-headed projectiles, Drift of ... 366 
French, G. A., Capt. R.A., C.M.G., 
Description of sights for night firing, 
proposed by . 443 
Fuze, time, German . 527 
Fuzes, Austrian, Description of ... 12 
... for field guns ... ... ... 573 
time, Defects in present form of 526 
G. 
General meeting of R.A. Institution, 
held 24th May, 1877 ... 78 
held 1st July, 1878 ... 350 
held 26th May, 1879 ... 547 
German field guns, Table of dimensions, 
&c. 2 
Gold Medal Prize Essays ... 89, 313, 505 
Goold-Adams, Lieut. R.A., Translation 
from the French concerning a new 
field carriage for long-range guns ... 297 
Goold-Adams, F. M., Lieut. R.A., Gold 
medal prize essay for 1879, by ... 505 
Graudenz, Breaching experiments at, in 
1873 . 96,439 
Gravity, Demonstration of the term, as 
relating to gunnery ... ... ... 30 
Greenhill, A. G., M.A., on the rotation 
required for the stability of an elon¬ 
gated projectile ... ... ... 377 
Grierson, J. M., Lieut. R.A., The Russo- 
Turkish War in Asia Minor, 1877, 
translated from the German by 388, 466 
Grierson, J. M., Lieut. R.A., Transla¬ 
tion of General Todleben’s Report on 
the blockade of Plevna, by . 369 
Gun drill for field artillery in 1784 ... 217 
... 100-ton, Casting, in the Turin gun 
foundry ... ... ... ... 447 
... 38-ton, Raising from mud ... 139 
Gunners, Armament of ... ... ... 531 
Gunnery experiments at Woolwich in 
1651 . 464 
Principles of, by Captain 
J. Sladen, R.A....26, 237, 259, 361, 425, 449 
Gunpowder, Density and size of grain 
... of, used with rifled ord¬ 
nance ... ... ... 49 
... Manner of explosion of, 
in a gun ... ... 51 
Objects sought after to 
obtain an efficient ... 48 
... R.L.G. and P.,Compari¬ 
son of the results of 
explosion of ... ... 47 
Table showing effects of 
moisture in ... ... 49 
Work effected by ... 54 
Guns and carriages of principal Euro¬ 
pean powers, Table giving par¬ 
ticulars of ... ... ... 309 
... (heavy) Method for hauling up an 
inclined tramway, adopted at 
Cliff End Battery, Isle of Wight 115 
