Author: ALGER, PHILIP R.
Title: The Groundwork of Practical Naval Gunnery: A Study of the Principles and Practice of Exterior Ballistics, as Applied to Naval Gunnery, and of the Computation and Use of Ballistic and Range Tables.
Description: Annapolis, MD. The United States Naval Institute. 1915, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding with gold letters, '1915' on spine. Front cover a bit wiggly, light soiling from use. No stray markings. First edition, not a reprint. 329 pages, several folding chart pages and envelope at rear with intentionally loose card with Probability Table and Interpolation Formulae. Quite detailed WWI-era mathematics and theory of ship gunnery. Laid in loose are 3 vintage 1918 'Ballistic Correction Practice' (Gunnery 1917-18 Sheet No. 26A) forms printed on onionskin paper, with the day's practice results filled in with pencil. Good.

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