Various Questions and Inventions

Where it proceeds that an artillery piece does not have as much effect striking a ship or galley at sea as it would striking a wall. At page 22, at Question 16.

How one could suddenly un-nail meaning to clear a spiked cannon a multitude of artillery pieces that had been spiked. At page 23, at Question 17.

Where the cause arises that an artillery piece has less effect on the object it is fired at when standing very close than when standing somewhat far away. At page 23, at Question 18.

At what distance an artillery piece would have the greatest effect that it can possibly have. At page 24, at Question 19.

For what cause those wads of hay or tow coarse flax or hemp fiber are placed before and after the ball. At page 24, at Question 20.

The cause of a certain ridiculous incident of an artillery piece that swept up a small dog inside its barrel. At page 24, at Question 21.

Where it proceeds that of all the artillery that cracks, the greater part cracks at the back, or at the muzzle, and rarely in the middle. At page 25, at Question 22.

How one could know if an artillery piece will fire its shots straight without firing it otherwise. At page 26, at Question 23.

The cause of another accident of an artillery piece that swept up a great quantity of sand at Lio likely the Lido, Venice. At page 27, at Question 24.

How those sights that serve for firing on a level plane do not serve as precisely for firing at a height or at a low point. At page 27, at Question 25 & 26.

How those sights that cause the shot to land above the mark at a greater distance will cause it to land much further above the mark. At page 28, at Question 27.

How those sights that cause the shot to land below the mark at a greater distance can have varied effects. At page 28, at Question 28.

Where it proceeds that every musketeer and also bombardier, generally, the closer he is to the sighted mark, the more apt he is to make a better shot. At page 29, at Question 29.

Where it proceeds that by firing continuously at a sighted mark with the same musket, sometimes one hits much above, sometimes much below, sometimes much to the side of the sighted mark, and sometimes on the mark. At page 31, at Question 30.

The subject of the Questions of the Second book.

Which will go further (and how much) a ball of Lead, or of Iron, or of Stone, first with an equal quantity of powder, and then with its ordinary powder. At page 32, at Questions 1, 2, 3, & 4.

Which will have a greater effect at a common distance, a ball of Lead, or of Iron, or of Stone, and first with an equal quantity of powder, and then with its ordinary powder. At page 33, at Questions 5 & 6.

Where it proceeds that when being fired at some sappers in Rhodes, the first time the ball...