What are the different types of ballistics?
What is the meaning of internal ballistics?
- Internal ballistics (also interior ballistics), a sub-field of ballistics, is the study of the propulsion of a projectile.
How is ballistics studied in photography?
- Ballistics can be studied using high-speed photography or high-speed cameras. A photo of a Smith & Wesson firing, taken with an ultra high speed air-gap flash. Using this sub-microsecond flash, the bullet can be imaged without motion blur.
What is the earliest known ballistic projectile?
- The earliest known ballistic projectiles were stones and spears, and the throwing stick . The oldest evidence of stone-tipped projectiles, which may or may not have been propelled by a bow (c.f. atlatl ), dating to c. 64,000 years ago, were found in Sibudu Cave, present day- South Africa.
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