Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science of Ballistics
Author:   Mark Denny
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801898563


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   24 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark Denny
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780801898563


ISBN 10:   0801898560
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   24 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction I. BANG! Internal Ballistics 1. Before Gunpowder 2. Gunpowder Weapons 3. The Development of Modern Firearms: New Technical Challenges II. WHIZZ! External Ballistics 4. Short-Range Trajectories: Elementary Aerodynamics 5. Long-Range Trajectories: Advanced Aerodynamics 6. New Technology, New Ballistics III. THUD! Terminal Ballistics 7. Stopping the Target Final Thoughts Technical Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Denny is a physicist who has written several science-related books for general audiences... Much of the book is written in a chatty style, often in the first person. Choice Perhaps the most useful book on ballistics for the layman ever. -- A. A. Nofi StrategyPage


For a scientist, Denny's approach is delightfully down to earth. (The Age)


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Author Website:   http://markdenny.shawwebspace.ca/

After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Edinburgh University, Mark Denny pursued research at Oxford University from 1981 to 1984, and then moved into a career in industry. He is the author of Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World; Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar; Float Your Boat! The Evolution and Science of Sailing; Froth! The Science of Beer; and Super Structures: The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering, all published by Johns Hopkins. Denny is now semi-retired and lives on Vancouver Island.

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Author Website:   http://markdenny.shawwebspace.ca/

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