Chapter III: Section VI: Rockets 81

Sky Rockets 83

Dimensions of Rockets 88

Calibre and Weight of Rockets 89

Calibre of Moulds 90

Remarks on the foregoing Tables 91

Preparing the Cartridges 93

Filling and Ramming the Cases 96

Directions for ditto 97

Preparing and fixing the pots to the Heads of Rockets 101

Table for the Length and Proportion of Rods 105

Tables of Composition for Rockets 106

To cause a Rocket to ascend in a Spiral form 109

Towering Rockets 110

Honorary Rockets 111

Caduceus Rockets 112

Signal Rockets 113

Table Rockets 115

Scrolls for Rockets 116

Courantines, or Line Rockets 117

Revolving Courantines 121

To represent by Rockets various forms in the air 122

To cause a Rocket to form an arc in rising 128

To fire Rockets without Rods 124

Theory of the flight of Rockets 125

SECTION VII.

Tables of various compositions 130