Ballistics in the seventeenth century : a study in the relations of science and war with reference principally to England / by A.R. Hall.
Edizione:
The digitally printed version 2009
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2009.
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 185 p., [4] c. di tav. : ill. ; 22 cm
Note:
Ripr. facs. dell'ed.: Cambridge : at the University press, 1952
Contiene:
Indice: List of plates. Preface. 1. The background of science I: government and industry 2. The background of science II: the gunner and his art 3. Internal ballistics 4. Mathematical ballistic I 5. Mathematical ballistics II 6. Mathematical ballistics III 7. Conclusions. Appendix: Artillery tables. Bibliography. Index
Note galileane:
Numerosi i riferimenti a Galileo; in particolare vedi: Mathematical ballistics I, p. 72-102
