Military Science
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary |
Subjects: | Military Technology, Invention, Light |
Reports on experiments to test whether a Minie rifle, a weapon designed to fire balls to 'the distance whereat the marksman can see', can fire balls to a greater distance once it is fitted with a telescopic sight. | |
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