: The hand-book of artillery by Roberts Joseph - Artillery

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The pages refer to the sidenotes in the margin of the text.

Preface, 5 General Table of Contents, 7

Appendix--Rifle Cannon, 163 Index, 169

THE HAND-BOOK OF ARTILLERY.

ARTILLERY IN GENERAL.

Heavy fire-arms of every description.

Four, viz.: Guns, Howitzers, Columbiads, and Mortars.

According to their use as Sea-coast, Garrison, Siege, and Field Artillery.

All heavy artillery, such as that for sea-coast, siege, and garrison equipment, is made of iron; and that for field service, of bronze.

This metal, having greater tenacity and strength than iron, the pieces can be made lighter.

Iron is less expensive than bronze, and is more capable of sustaining long-continued firing with larger charges; such pieces are, therefore, better calculated for the constant heavy firing of sieges.

The difficulty of forming a perfect alloy, in consequence of the difference of fusibility of tin and copper.

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