INDEX. 
627 
PAGE 
Silver medal for second It.A. Institution 
prize essay, ^Foundation 
of . ... 80 
... prize essay, 1878, by Lieut. 
T. S. Howie, R.A. ... 330 
... prize essay, 1879, by Capt. 
E. E. Elies, E.A. ... 558 
Sladen, J., Capt. E.A., Principles of 
gunnery, by 26, 237, 259, 361, 425, 449 
Soames, H., Capt. R.A., Eaising 38-ton 
gun from mud, Diary of operations, by 139 
Steel, as a material for field gun-carriages 300 
... -bronze alloy, Composition of ... 1 
Stores for use in a siege train. 162 
... used in tbe landing and trans¬ 
porting of 38-ton gun at Malta, 
List of ... 600, 616, 618, 620, 622 
Sword belt, The ec Sam Browne,” Des¬ 
cription of .574 
T. 
Table showing experiments with 38-ton 
gun, allowing air-space ... 62 
... showing how the battering powers 
of siege guns may be increased 153 
... showing the effect of altering the 
position of the vent on muzzle 
velocity ... ... ... ... 64 
... showing the effect of employing 
uniform or increasing twist on 
muzzle velocity... ... ... 65 
... showing work done per pound of 
powder in a gun . 55 
Tactics (Russian artillery) during the 
campaign of 1877-8 ... ... ... 379 
Telemeter (Le Boulenge), Experiments 
made in Russia with the ... ... 170 
Terms used in gunnery. 26 
Time fuze, Defects in present ... ... 626 
Todleben, Gen., Report of the blockade 
of Plevna and surrender of the Turkish 
army, by .369 
Tracey, H. A., Major R. A., An account of 
some gunnery experiments at Wool¬ 
wich in 1651 464 
Traction experiments in Royal Carriage 
Department, Results of, by Major 
W. Kemmis, R.A. ... ... ... 285 
Trajectories, Chapter on, by Captain J. 
Sladen, R.A.259 
high-angle, Approximate 
solution of ... ... 282 
of shot, by Mr. Niven ... 274 
Translation and rotation of projectiles... 37 
Transport of heavy ordnance at Malta... 595 
Transporting establishment for siege train 159 
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Trotter, J. X., Lieut. R.H.A., R.A.I. 
prize essay of 1878, by.. ... 313 
Turkish army, Surrender of the, at Plevna, 
28th Nov., 1877 . 369 
Twist of rifling, Table showing the effect 
of employing uniform or increasing ... 65 
U. 
Unloading transports, Stores for ... 166 
v. 
Velocity of a projectile at any point in 
the bore of a gun ... ... ... 56 
Vent of gun, Position of. 64 
... Table showing the effect of altering 
the position of . 64 
W. 
Wagons and limbers, by Major W. B. E. 
Ellis, R.A.235 
Walkey, R., Capt. R.A., Notes on the 
organisation and employment of siege 
artillery, by . 433, 535 
Wall pieces for siege purposes ... ... 158 
Weights of field guns and carriages of 
English and foreign powers ... ... 298 
Wheels and axles, Experiments made in 
the Royal Carriage Depart¬ 
ment in point of traction with 285 
of gun, How to find the dif¬ 
ference in height of. 258 
Windage in Ordnance, Disadvantage of 32 
Wray, E., Colonel R.A., C.B., The 
composition and strength of a siege 
train, by.149 
Y. 
Young, H. G., Capt. R.A., Account of 
an expedition up the Bolan Pass, by 68 
Z. 
Zewin, The battle of, on 25th June, 1877 383 
