Class Book for the School of Musketry, Hythe: Prepared for the Use of OfficersWilford, Ernest Christian
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Class Book for the School of Musketry, Hythe: Prepared for the Use of Officers
Wilford, Ernest Christian
Firearms; Gunpowder; Military education; Shooting, Military
B.C./B. C. and A.D./A. D. have been standardised to B. C. and A. D.,
respectively. Minie, Miniè (the spelling used most commonly in this
book) and Minié have been standardised to Minié.
The (corrected, see below) Errata have already been applied to the
text.
Errata: Page 32, para. 6, line 10 changed to Page 32, para.7, line 10;
IX and XII changed to ix and xii; Page 84, para. 2, line 1 (2nd entry)
changed to Page 84, para. 3, line 1. Subalterns changed to subaltern
officers; Page 91, para. 5 changed to Page 91, para. 4; sign changed
to sine.
Page 4: Poganatus changed to Pogonatus as elsewhere
Page 5: Talavara changed to Talavera
Page 21: frustrum changed to frustum
Page 30: 3490 changed to 3940
Page 32, sidenote: Robert changed to Piobert (as in text and Errata)
Page 35: deliquescient changed to deliquescent
Page 38: dull read heat changed to dull red heat
Page 52: closing quote mark inserted after Shooting-fields
Page 54: yeoman or archers changed to yeomen or archers
Page 61: opening quote mark inserted before Report of the Rifle Match
Page 65: opening quote marks inserted before Musée
Page 74, sidenote: 1491 changed to 1471
Page 86, Bàle changed to Bâle
Page 88, sidenote: Carabine a Tige changed to Carabine à Tige
Page 105: cups divers shapes changed to cups of divers shapes
Page 115: Plate 21, fig. 2 changed to Plate 22, fig. 2
Plate 18: opening quote marks inserted before Moolik.
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Hythe, by E. C. Wilford
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