Benjamin Robins (1707 – 29 July 1751) was a pioneering British scientist, Newtonian mathematician, and military engineer. He wrote an influential treatise...
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Ballistic pendulum (section Robins' formula)
The ballistic pendulum was invented in 1742 by English mathematician Benjamin Robins (1707–1751), and published in his book New Principles of Gunnery, which...
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pendulums: Benjamin Robins, Leonhard Euler, and the ballistics revolution," Technology and Culture, vol. 35, no. 2, pages 348–382. Newton's and Robins' observations...
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2021. Retrieved June 13, 2018. Leach, Richard H. (December 1952). "Benjamin Robins Curtis, Judicial Misfit". The New England Quarterly. Vol. 25, no. 4...
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Robins Island is a 435-acre (1.76 km2) island in Peconic Bay by the eastern end of Long Island off the coast of New Suffolk, New York. The island is privately...
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Robins may refer to: Robins, Iowa, a small city Robins, Ohio, an unincorporated community Robins Township, Fall River County, South Dakota Robins Island...
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maker and rocket pioneer Benjamin Robins, 17th-century English artillery scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Robins Leonhard Euler, 18th-century...
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&c. or New Principles of Artillery, translated from the English of Benjamin Robins, with notes and illustrations (Berlin, 1745, in octavo) Opuscula varii...
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enrich nuclear fuel for fissile isotopes. English military engineer Benjamin Robins (1707–1751) invented a whirling arm apparatus to determine drag. In...
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scientific basis in the mid-18th century. British military engineer Benjamin Robins used Newtonian mechanics to calculate the projectile trajectory while...
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and incomplete. However, subsequent work on ballistic pendulums by Benjamin Robins (1707–1751), a British mathematician and engineer, suggests that he...
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ghost writer, in whole or in part, of the work was the mathematician Benjamin Robins, who had previously written under Anson's patronage on the subject...
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as e.g. Froude number. English military engineer and mathematician Benjamin Robins (1707–1751) invented a whirling arm apparatus to determine drag and...
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The ballistic pendulum was invented in 1742 by English mathematician Benjamin Robins, and published in his book New Principles of Gunnery, which revolutionized...
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Musket Rifle American Land Pattern Musket Swedish Land Pattern Musket Benjamin Robins, New Principles of Gunnery: Containing the Determination of the Force...
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in the accuracy of smoothbore muskets. In the early 18th century, Benjamin Robins, an English mathematician, realized that an elongated bullet would...
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the Piedmontese army's early adoption of the ballistics theories of Benjamin Robins and Leonhard Euler. In that capacity, Lagrange was the first to teach...
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non-lethal projectiles fired from items such as a paintball gun or BB gun. Benjamin Robins (1707–1751) invented the ballistic pendulum that measures the momentum...
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the north west of the locality within national park land. In 1861, Benjamin Robins purchased 40 acres (16 ha) of land in the area. In 1878 surveyor Henry...
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cased rockets known as Mysorean rockets. Vertical cannon drilling Benjamin Robins describes the ballistic pendulum in the New Principles of Gunnery Flier...
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having been edited from his notes and Richard Walter's journals by Benjamin Robins. It was a vast popular and commercial success. He was promoted to admiral...
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1742, Benjamin Robins invented the ballistic pendulum. This was a simple mechanical device that could measure a projectile's velocity. Robins reported...
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discovered his uniformly rotating self-gravitating spheroids. In 1742, Benjamin Robins published his New Principles in Gunnery, establishing the science of...
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in children in London, the first treatise in English on dentition. Benjamin Robins publishes his New Principles of Gunnery, containing the determination...
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Emily Iris Robins (born 21 May 1989) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She was born to Danny Robins and Susan Robins. She is known for her role in the...
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called it "arguably the best artillery system in Europe at that time". Benjamin Robins put artillery on a scientific basis in 1742. Bronze, an alloy of 10...
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medicine, on the effect of citrus fruit as a cure for scurvy. July 2 – Benjamin Robins presents a paper to the Royal Society describing the physics of a spinning...
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Fortification. Linnaeus publishes Fauna Svecica. Copley Medal: Benjamin Robins January 4 – Benjamin Rush, Founding Father of the United States, chemist and physician...
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– Johann Amman, Swiss-Russian botanist (died 1741) date unknown – Benjamin Robins, English scientist and engineer (died 1751) March 30 – Marquis de Vauban...
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Whittington Inn, and the infamous William Howe, a footpad who murdered Benjamin Robins of Dunsley Hall and became the penultimate person to be gibbeted at...
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