"A Study of Bows and Arrows"
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Contents
Preliminary considerations
BowsArrows
Flight shooting
Bows
Bows chiefly prom the University of CaliforniaJessop bows
Bows from the American Museum of Natural History
Tartar bows
Japanese bows
Negrito bow
Polynesian bow
Replicas of ancient bows
An experiment on bow strings
Experimental data on bow wood
Arrows
Penetration of arrowsVelocity of arrows
Striking force of arrows
Characteristic features of arrows
Experiments in rigidity of arrows
Arrow feathers
Experiment in arrow rotation
Different arrowheads and their penetration
Comparative penetration of steel and obsidian heads
Penetration of the bodkin point
Penetration of hunting arrows
The flight of aboriginal arrows
Comparison of arrows
Comparison of arrows and bullets