The Science of Gunnery: As Applied to the Military and Sporting Arms of England, France, Belgium, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and America |
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| Title | The Science of Gunnery: As Applied to the Military and Sporting Arms of England, France, Belgium, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and America |
| Author | William Greener |
| Publisher | E. Churton, 1846 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Length | 478 pages |
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