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  • Abel, experiments by Professor, 207
  • Abel's detonation experiments, 216
  • —— high tension fuzes, 37
  • —— mechanical primer, 23
  • Action, chemical, 269
  • —— ——, in a Daniell cell, 274
  • —— —— single fluid cell, 273
  • Adjustments of Whitehead's fish torpedo, the, 136
  • Admiral Porter's torpedo ship Alarm, 159
  • —— ——, the armament of, 160
  • Adoption of the fish torpedo, the invention and, 131
  • Advantages of electrical submarine mines, the, 28
  • —— —— mechanical mines, the, 17
  • Agents, torpedo explosive, 217
  • Air pump, the, 260
  • Alarm, Admiral Porter's torpedo ship, 159
  • Albemarle, destruction of the, 191
  • Aluta, the Russian torpedo boat attack off the, 200
  • American Civil War, the, 189
  • —— ——, mechanical mines in the, 16
  • —— ——, torpedoes during the, 115
  • —— ——, submarine mines during the, 27
  • —— extempore drifting torpedoes, 119
  • Apparatus, directions for using the diving, 261
  • ——, firing keys and shutter, 80
  • ——, Siemens' electric light, 241
  • —— ——, conducting wires for, 247
  • —— ——, rotation of armatures in, 246
  • —— ——, wear and tear of, 247
  • ——, the shutter, 82
  • —— used with a circuit breaker, shutter, 83
  • Application of Ohm's law, the, 276
  • —— —— the electric light, the, 256
  • Arcs, firing by intersectional, 71
  • Argus, Fulton's attempt against the, 6
  • Armatures in Siemens' electric light apparatus, rotation of, 246
  • Armoured cables, single cored, 43
  • Armstrong's system of electrical testing, 107
  • Arrangement of earth plates, Brown's, 100
  • —— —— wires in McEvoy's spar torpedo, 155
  • Arrangements, Steward's safety cock, 25
  • Astatic galvanometer, the, 87
  • Attack with Harvey's torpedoes, methods of, 127
  • Attacks, boat torpedo, 191
  • —— ——, methods of protecting ships against, 180
  • Austrian method of mooring, the, 56
  • —— —— testing, the, 109
  • —— self-acting circuit closers, 64
  • —— testing table, the, 108
  • —— torpedo experiments, 220
  • —— —— launches, Thornycroft's, 165
  • —— war, torpedo operations during the, 192
  • Austro-Italian war, torpedo operations during the, 188
  • Automatic arrangements, 54
  • —— ——, rules for using, 29
  • —— test of insulated joints, 104
  • —— testing, Armstrong's system of, 107
  • —— tests, 85
  • Electricity, frictional, 278
  • ——, methods of generating, 269
  • ——, theory of, 265
  • Electro-contact mines, circuit closers for, 63
  • Electrolytes, 271
  • Electro-positive and electro-negative, the terms, 271
  • Electro-magnet, the, 281
  • Electro-mechanical mines, Russian, 68
  • Electrometers, 86
  • ——, Thomson's quadrant, 86
  • Electro-motive force, 270
  • —— ——, Voltaic battery test for, 105
  • —— forces, comparing, 94
  • Employment of torpedo ships, the, 158
  • Engines, efficiency of Thornycroft's boat, 171
  • England, torpedo experiments in, 222
  • English service platinum wire fuse, the, 33
  • —— torpedo boats, Yarrow's, 173
  • Ericsson's torpedo vessel Destroyer, 160
  • Experiment at Cherbourg, torpedo boat, 170
  • —— with a torpedo boat, flotation, 171
  • Experiments, Abel's detonation, 216
  • —— by Professor Abel, 207
  • —— —— Roux and Sarrau, 207
  • ——, Colt's torpedo, 7
  • ——, Fulton's practical, 5
  • ——, torpedo, at Carlscrona, 220, 224, 232
  • —— —— Chatham, 220
  • —— —— Copenhagen, 223
  • —— —— Kiel, 222
  • —— —— Pola, 231
  • —— —— Portsmouth, 229, 233
  • —— ——, Fulton's French, 3
  • —— ——, in Austria, 220
  • —— —— England, 222
  • —— —— Turkey, 232
  • —— with countermines, 235
  • —— —— at Carlscrona, 237
  • —— —— Stokes Bay, 236
  • —— —— in the Medway, 236
  • Explosion, definition of the term, 204
  • Explosive agents, torpedo, 217
  • —— compounds, 208
  • —— force and effect compared, 204
  • —— ——, definition of the term, 204
  • —— mixtures, 208
  • —— substance, physical state of the, 204
  • Explosions, illustrated torpedo, 26
  • —— ——, Russian electro, 68
  • —— ——, Singer's, 19
  • —— ——, rules to be observed in planting, 74
  • —— ——, sweeping for, 112
  • Mixtures, explosive, 208
  • Mode of firing Harvey's torpedoes, 121
  • —— ——, in 1829, 6
  • Monitor Duba Saife, destruction of the Turkish, 197
  • Mooring, Austrian method of, 56
  • —— electrical submarine mines, 54
  • ——, fore and aft, 56
  • ——, ladder, 55
  • ——, launch for placing, 58
  • Mooring mechanical mines, 26
  • ——, single rope, 56
  • Morse firing keys, 81
  • Multiple cables, 43
  • —— ——, junction boxes for, 52
N.
  • Nicholl's metallic joint, 45
  • Nitro-glycerine, 209
  • Nordenfelt torpedo gun, the, 257
  • Norwegian torpedo launches, Thornycroft's, 163
O.
  • Observation, firing by, 69
  • —— ——, Prussian system of, 73
  • Observing telescope, shutter apparatus and, 84
  • Obstructions, destruction of passive, 113
  • ——, Lay's torpedo in clearing away, 151
  • Offensive torpedo operations, Russian and Turkish, 195
  • —— —— warfare still in its infancy, 115
  • —— torpedoes, failure of, 8, 11
  • —— ——, general remarks on, 156
  • Ohm, definition of the, 281
  • Ohm's law, application of, 276
  • Operations, torpedo, 187
  • —— ——, during the American civil war, 189
  • —— —— Austrian war, 192
  • —— —— Austro-Italian war, 188
  • —— —— Crimean war, 187
  • —— —— Franco-German war, 192
  • —— —— Paraguayan war, 191
  • —— —— Russo-Turkish war, 192
  • —— —— defensive, Russian, 193
  • —— ——, Turkish, 193
  • —— —— offensive, Turkish and Russian, 195
  • Ordinary type of torpedo boat, the, 179
  • Ottoman fleet, cause of failure of the, 14
  • Outrigger torpedoes, spar or, 154
P.
  • Papier machÉ safety plug, McEvoy's, 22
  • Paraguayan war, torpedo operations during the, 191
  • Passage through torpedo defences, clearing a, 111
  • Passive obstructions, destruction of, 113
  • Patent electric lamp, Siemens', 248
  • —— torpedo boat protective, Fosberry's, 191
  • —— —— Russo-Turkish war, 192
  • —— ——, Russian defensive, 193
  • —— ——, Turkish defensive, 193
  • —— —— and Russian offensive, 195
  • —— ship Alarm, Admiral Porter's, 159
  • —— —— Destroyer, Ericsson's, 160
  • —— —— Uhlan, the German, 158
  • —— ships, employment of, 158
  • —— spar, McEvoy's duplex, 154
  • —— —— or outrigger, 154
  • ——, the term, 115
  • —— warfare, defensive, 13
  • —— ——, elements of success, 16
  • —— ——, science of, 15
  • —— —— still in its infancy, offensive, 115
  • ——, Whitehead's fish, 133
  • —— ——, adjustments of, 136
  • —— ——, capabilities of, 134
  • —— ——, methods of projecting, 138
  • ——, Woolwich fish, the, 140
  • ——, American extempore drifting, 119
  • ——, barrel, 19
  • ——, Brook's, 19
  • ——, Bushnell's drifting, 2
  • —— ——, invention of, 2
  • ——, drifting, 116
  • ——, floating, 116
  • ——, frame, 18
  • ——, Fulton's drifting, 5
  • —— —— harpoon, 5
  • —— —— spar, 5
  • ——, general remarks on offensive, 156
  • —— in war, the employment of fish, 133
  • ——, Lewis's drifting, 117
  • ——, locomotive, 131
  • ——, McEvoy's drifting, 118
  • ——, moral effect of, 9
  • ——, offensive, 11
  • —— ——, failure of 8
  • ——, stake 18
  • ——, towing 119
  • —— ——, French, 131
  • —— ——, Harvey's, 119
  • —— ——, methods of attack with, 127
  • —— ——, the value of, 129
  • —— ——, Mensing's, 130
  • ——, turtle 19
  • Turkey, torpedo experiments in, 232
  • Turkish defensive torpedo operations, 193
  • —— monitor Duba Saife, destruction of the, 197
  • —— offensive torpedo operations, 195
  • —— ship Suna, loss of the, 194
  • —— torpedoes, 193
  • —— war, torpedoes during the Russo-, 115
  • Turk's head, McEvoy's mechanical, 53
  • Turtle torpedoes, 19
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