Adirvedis, 10 Admiralty, 169 Aerial maroons, 109 Aeroplane signal lights, 172 Aix, Island of, 160 Aix-la-Chapelle, 28, 45, 123 Albertus Magnus, 14, 91 Alcohol, 130, 147 Alexander the Great, 6 Alexander II, 46 Alexandra Palace, 38 Alexandria, 48 Alphonso, Duke, 15 Alum, 146 Aluminium, 150, 173 Amber, 140, 146 America, 161 Ammonium chloride, 129, 142 Angelo, Mr., 33 Antimony, 139 Antimony sulphide, 146 Antoine de Lalaing, 15 Antoni, 149 Aqua ardens, 141 „ vitæ, 125, 140 Arabic gum, 150 Arc de Triomphe, 50 Arctic regions, 52 Arsenal, Woolwich, 43 Arsenic sulphide, 10, 146 Arthur’s Seat, 45 Artichauts, 118 Artifices portatifs, 112 Artillerists’ Manual, 149 Artillery bomb, 105 Astley, senior, 36, 37 Avalanche, 50 Augustin, Col., 160 Austrian Government, 161 „ Army, 161 Babington, John, 26, 92, 96, 103, 110, 111, 121, 140 Bacon, Roger, 14, 91 Bagdad, 7 Bags, 110 Bailey, Bill, 53 Balloon, Air, 103 „ Fire, 60 „ Gas, 103 „ Coehorne, 107 „ double and triple, 107 Balloone, 104 Balon, 105 Bate, John, 17, 27, 91, 96, 103, 104, 112, 122, 123, 140, 141 Baton à feu, 117 Battle, Bantry Bay, 49 „ Jutland, 49 „ Nile, 40, 49 „ Trafalgar, 48, 49 „ Tsu-Shima, 49 Beacon, signal, 157 Beaconsfield, 51 Beckman, Sir Martin, 27 Bell, Sergeant, 177 Bell’s Weekly Messenger, 63 Belvue Gardens, 38 Benedict, Oil of, 140 Bengal lights, 120 „ saltpetre, 120, 136 Bergheri, Victory of, 22 Berlin, 159 Bermondsey Spa, 36 Berthollet, 144 Bird scarers, 178 Bismuth, 146 Black antimony, 139 Black Jack, 97 Blackmore, 33 Blaney, Lord, 42 Blantyre, Africa, 55 Blondin, 52 Blowing charge, 114 Blue devil, 97 Blue vitriol, 129 Bobb’s Hall Tavern, 36 Boiled oil, 140 Boleyn, Anne, 16 Bomb, Artillery, 105 „ Firework, 105 „ Rocket, 159 „ Thermit, 172 „ War, 105 Bombardment, Alexandria, 48 „ Canton, 49 „ Sebastopol, 49 Bombay, 39, 55 Bombshell, 15, 103 Bone ash, 146 Bonfire, 24, 58 Bordeaux, 158 Borings, Iron, 98 Boulogne Harbour, 159 Bounced lances, 128 Bounces, 97, 99 Bouquets, 127 Bourne, William, 162 Bow, 161 Boxer, R.A., Lt.-Col., 67, 177 Boxing kangaroo, 52 Boxing match, 51 Boyers, Captain, 160 Brand, Peter, 15 Bridge of Louis XVI, 42 Bright composition, 120 Brilliant fire, 133, 138 Brittany, Duke of, 21 Brock, 34, 36 „ Arthur, 48, 78 „ Charles Thomas, 46, 54, 68 „ C. T., & Co., 166, 178 „ F. A., Wing Comdr., 166 „ William, 33, 37, 46, 63, 115 Brooklyn Bridge, 55 Burglar alarm, 178 Burgundy, Duke of, 21 Burnham, J. L., & Co., 175 Bursting Charge, 108 Burusu, 11 Burying mortars, 87 Cadiz, 160 Caillot, 33, 35 Calaminaris, Lapis, 141