| RefNo | PP/18/25 |
| Previous numbers | PP/50/27 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Note on the energy absorbed by friction in the bores of rifled guns' by Andrew Noble |
| Date | 1891 |
| Description | Noble writes: 'The object of the experiments which I proceed to describe was to ascertain approximately, and under varied conditions, the loss of energy due to the friction of the driving ring of the projectile in the bores of rifled guns.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes two diagrams of experimental results.
Subject: Physics / Ballistics
Received 31 December 1891. Read 4 February 1892.
A version of this paper was published in volume 50 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Note on the energy absorbed by friction in the bores of rifled guns'. |
| Extent | 16p |
| Format | Typescript |
| Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1891.0052 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6421 | Noble; Sir; Andrew (1831 - 1915); industrialist and expert in artillery | 1831 - 1915 |