News 2020
18 December 2020
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Seasons Greetings
The Archery Library wishes you Happy Holidays!
May your New Year be filled with great joy, hapiness and success.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
A New Bow of Radical Design, Construction and Performance, by Clarence N. Hickman.
As a result of Dr. Hickman's analytical work, he proposed a new type of bow having radical design, construction and performance characteristics. A bow with improved efficiency was designed for which a patent was granted.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Section on archery hunting through the ages. In French.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section sur L'Arc à la Chasse.
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Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936
Chapter II: Woods for bow making
Discusses requirements in bow woods, yew, osage orange, lemonwood or degame, hickory and other woods.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
Fiber stresses in bows, the Effect of String Weight on Arrow Velocity and Efficiency of Bows and Effect of Weight and Air Resistance of Bow Tips on the Cast of a Bow.
Part of a series of articles dealing with the efficiency and the static strains and stresses in bows published by Clarence Hickman.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Section on archery in ancient times, mainly Egypt and Greece. In French.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Section sur l'Arc chez les Peuples de l'Antiquité, surtout l'Egypte et la Grèce.
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New Articles: "Arrows and Arrow-makers"
Papers presented at a symposium on primitive arrows and arrow making. From: The American Anthropologist, Vol. IV., No.1, pp. 45-74. Washington D.C., January, 1891.
Subjects: Manufacture of Stone Arrow-Points, Forms of Ancient Arrow-Heads, Arrow Feathering and Pointing, The Arrow in Modern Archery and Poisoned Arrows.
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New Book: "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936.
Archery book with clear descriptions on how to make your own wooden bow, strings, arrows and accessories. Also includes a chapter on how to shoot, illustrated with several photographs. This book will be put online part by part during the next months. This first part includes the initial pages and Chapter I with the introduction to archery as recreation.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
The effect of the thickness and width on bow shape.
Part of a series of articles dealing with the static strains and stresses in bows published by Clarence Hickman.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Section on archery in prehistoric times. In French.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Section sur L'Arc aux temps Préhistoriques.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
Articles by Clarence Hickman on the effect of middle section, bracing height, permanent set and reflexing and length on static strains and stresses. Part of a series of articles dealing with the static strains and stresses in bows.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Preliminary Notions. Chapter on preliminary, general archery related concepts. In French.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900.
Notions préliminaires Chapitre avec notions préliminares sur le Tir à l'Arc.
