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21 रणः _raṇḥ _णम् _ṇam
रणः णम् [रण्-अप्]1 War, combat, fight; रणः प्रववृते तत्र भीमः प्लवगरक्षसाम् R.12.72; वचोजीवितयोरासीद्बहि- र्निःसरणे रणः Subhāṣ.-2 A battle-field.-णः 1 Sound, noise.-2 The quill or bow of a lute.-3 Motion, going.-4 Delight, joy (Ved.).-Comp. -अग्रम् the front or van of a battle.-अङ्गम् any weapon of war, a weapon, sword; सस्यन्दे शोणितं व्योम रणाङ्गानि प्रजज्वलुः Bk.14.98.-अङ्गणम्, -नम् a battle field.-अजिरम् a battle-field, arena.-अतिथिः a battle-guest; श्लाघ्यः प्राप्तो रणातिथिः Pañcharātram 2.13.-अन्तकृत् m. N. of Viṣṇu.-अपेत a. flying away from battle, a fugitive; स बभार रणापेतां चमूं पश्चादवस्थिताम् Ki.15.33.-अभियोगः engaging in battle.-अलंकरणः a heron.-आतोद्यम्, -तूर्यम्, -दुन्दुभिः a military drum.-आयुधः a cock.-उत्साहः prowess in battle.-कर्मन् n. fighting.-क्षितिः f.,-क्षेत्रम्, -भूः f.,-भूमिः f.,-स्थानम् a battle-field.-गोचर a. engaged in battle.-धुरा the front or van of battle, the brunt of battle; ताते चाप- द्वितीये वहति रणधुरां को भयस्यावकाशः Ve.3.5.-पण्डितः 1 a warrior.-2 a. skilled in warfare; अभीषयन्त ये शकं राक्षसा रणपण्डिताः Bk.8.42.-प्रिय a. fond of war, warlike. (-यः) a falcon.-मत्तः an elephant.-मार्ग- कोविद a. experienced in the art of war.-मुखम्, -मूर्धन् m.,-शिरस् n.1 the front of battle, the head or van of fight; पुत्रस्य ते रणशिरस्ययमग्रयायी Ś.7.26;6.29.-2 the van of an army.-रङ्कः 1 the space between the tusks of an elephant.-2 an elephant cowardly in battle; L. D. B.-रङ्गः a battle-field.-रणः 1 a gnat, mosquito.-2 a warrior who gives out a loud cry in a war; अव्याद्वः करणो रणो रणरणो राणो रणो रावणः Udb.(-णम्) 1 longing, anxious desire.-2 regret for a lost object.-रणकः, -कम् 1 anxiety, uneasiness, regret, (for a beloved object), affliction or torment (as caused by love); रणरणकविवृद्धिं बिभ्रदावर्तमानम् Māl.1.41; अतिभूमिं गतेन रणरणकेनार्यपुत्रशून्यमिवात्मानं पश्यामि U.1.-2 love, desi- re. (-कः) the god of love.-रणायित a. rattling or sounding aloud.-रसिक a. fond of fighting.-लक्ष्मीः 1 The goddess of war.-2 The fortune of war.-वाद्यम् a military instrument of music.-वृत्ति a. having war for a profession.-शिक्षा military science, the art or science of war.-शूरः a hero in war, warrior.-शौण्ड a. skilled in war.-संरम्भः the fury of battle.-संकुलम् the confusion of battle, a tumultuous fight, melee.-सज्जा military accoutrement.-सहायः an ally.-स्तम्भः a monument of war, trophy. -
22 test
испытание; тест, проверка; экзамен; проверять; испытывать; испытательный; пробный; контрольный, проверочный; см. тж. testingnuclear (weapon) test (in the atmosphere, space, underground, underwater) — испытание ЯО (в атмосфере, космосе, под землей, под водой)
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23 company
bulk petrol (transport) company — Бр. рота подвоза наливного (бестарного) горючего
Commando (oil gas extraction area) company — рота охраны и защиты (нефтегазовых промыслов), рота «команчо»
field company, RE — Бр. саперная рота
field survey company, RE — Бр. полевая топографическая рота инженерных войск
HQ company, US Army — штабная рота штаба СВ США
long-range (reconnaissance) patrol company — рота дальней [глубинной] разведки
special boat company, Royal Marines — Бр. особая [отдельная] рота десантных катеров МП
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24 establishment
учреждение; научно-исследовательский центр, НИЦ; научно-исследовательский институт, НИИ; штат; штатная численность;peace (time) military establishment — штат [штатное расписание] мирного времени
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25 Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens
[br]b. 5 February 1840 Brockway's Mills, Maine, USAd. 24 November 1916 Streatham, London, England[br]American (naturalized British) inventor; designer of the first fully automatic machine gun and of an experimental steam-powered aircraft.[br]Maxim was born the son of a pioneer farmer who later became a wood turner. Young Maxim was first apprenticed to a carriage maker and then embarked on a succession of jobs before joining his uncle in his engineering firm in Massachusetts in 1864. As a young man he gained a reputation as a boxer, but it was his uncle who first identified and encouraged Hiram's latent talent for invention.It was not, however, until 1878, when Maxim joined the first electric-light company to be established in the USA, as its Chief Engineer, that he began to make a name for himself. He developed an improved light filament and his electric pressure regulator not only won a prize at the first International Electrical Exhibition, held in Paris in 1881, but also resulted in his being made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. While in Europe he was advised that weapons development was a more lucrative field than electricity; consequently, he moved to England and established a small laboratory at Hatton Garden, London. He began by investigating improvements to the Gatling gun in order to produce a weapon with a faster rate of fire and which was more accurate. In 1883, by adapting a Winchester carbine, he successfully produced a semi-automatic weapon, which used the recoil to cock the gun automatically after firing. The following year he took this concept a stage further and produced a fully automatic belt-fed weapon. The recoil drove barrel and breechblock to the vent. The barrel then halted, while the breechblock, now unlocked from the former, continued rearwards, extracting the spent case and recocking the firing mechanism. The return spring, which it had been compressing, then drove the breechblock forward again, chambering the next round, which had been fed from the belt, as it did so. Keeping the trigger pressed enabled the gun to continue firing until the belt was expended. The Maxim gun, as it became known, was adopted by almost every army within the decade, and was to remain in service for nearly fifty years. Maxim himself joined forces with the large British armaments firm of Vickers, and the Vickers machine gun, which served the British Army during two world wars, was merely a refined version of the Maxim gun.Maxim's interests continued to occupy several fields of technology, including flight. In 1891 he took out a patent for a steam-powered aeroplane fitted with a pendulous gyroscopic stabilizer which would maintain the pitch of the aeroplane at any desired inclination (basically, a simple autopilot). Maxim decided to test the relationship between power, thrust and lift before moving on to stability and control. He designed a lightweight steam-engine which developed 180 hp (135 kW) and drove a propeller measuring 17 ft 10 in. (5.44 m) in diameter. He fitted two of these engines into his huge flying machine testrig, which needed a wing span of 104 ft (31.7 m) to generate enough lift to overcome a total weight of 4 tons. The machine was not designed for free flight, but ran on one set of rails with a second set to prevent it rising more than about 2 ft (61 cm). At Baldwyn's Park in Kent on 31 July 1894 the huge machine, carrying Maxim and his crew, reached a speed of 42 mph (67.6 km/h) and lifted off its rails. Unfortunately, one of the restraining axles broke and the machine was extensively damaged. Although it was subsequently repaired and further trials carried out, these experiments were very expensive. Maxim eventually abandoned the flying machine and did not develop his idea for a stabilizer, turning instead to other projects. At the age of almost 70 he returned to the problems of flight and designed a biplane with a petrol engine: it was built in 1910 but never left the ground.In all, Maxim registered 122 US and 149 British patents on objects ranging from mousetraps to automatic spindles. Included among them was a 1901 patent for a foot-operated suction cleaner. In 1900 he became a British subject and he was knighted the following year. He remained a larger-than-life figure, both physically and in character, until the end of his life.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsChevalier de la Légion d'Honneur 1881. Knighted 1901.Bibliography1908, Natural and Artificial Flight, London. 1915, My Life, London: Methuen (autobiography).Further ReadingObituary, 1916, Engineer (1 December).Obituary, 1916, Engineering (1 December).P.F.Mottelay, 1920, The Life and Work of Sir Hiram Maxim, London and New York: John Lane.Dictionary of National Biography, 1912–1921, 1927, Oxford: Oxford University Press.See also: Pilcher, Percy SinclairCM / JDSBiographical history of technology > Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens
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26 बलम् _balam
बलम् [बल्-अच्]1 Strength, power, might, vigour; क्षत्त्रियाणां बलं युद्धम् Brav. P.-2 Force, violence; as in बलात् q. v.-3 An army, host, forces, troops; भवेदभीष्म- मद्रोणं धृतराष्ट्रबलं कथम् Ve.3.24,43; बलं भीष्मा(भीमा)भिरक्षितम् Bg.1.1; R.16.37.-4 Bulkiness, stoutness (of the body).-5 Body, figure, shape.-6 Semen virile.-7 Blood,-8 Gum myrrh.-9 A shoot, sprout.-1 Force or power of articulation; वर्णः स्वरः । मात्रा बलम् । साम संतानः । इत्युक्तः शीक्षाध्यायः T. Up.1.2.1.-11 The deity of power (such as Indra); नमो बलप्रमथनाय Mb.12.284. 94.-12 The hand; क्रान्ते विष्णुर्बले शक्रः कोष्ठे$ग्निर्भोक्तुमिच्छति Mb.12.239.8.-13 Effort (यत्न); विधिः शुक्रं बलं चेति त्रय एते गुणाः परे Mb.12.32.11 (com. बलं वासनाविषयप्राप्त्यनु- कूलो यत्नः). (बलेन means 'on the strength of', 'by means or virtue of'; बाहुबलेन जितः, वीर्यबलेन &c.; बलात् 'perforce', 'forcibly', 'violently', 'against one's will'; बलान्निद्रा समायाता Pt.1; हृदयमदये तस्मिन्नेवं पुनर्वलते बलात् Gīt.7.).-लः 1 A crow; Rām.6.54.9.-2 N. of the elder brother of Kṛiṣṇa; see बलराम below.-3 N. of a demon killed by Indra.-Comp. -अग्रम् excessive strength or force. (-ग्रः) the head of an army.-अङ्गकः the spring; 'वसन्त इष्यः सुरभिः पुष्पकालो बलाङ्गकः' H. Ch.156.-अञ्चिता the lute of Balarāma.-अटः a kind of beam.-अधिक a. surpassing in strength, of superior strength or force.-अधिकरणम् the affairs of an army;-अध्यक्षः 1 a general or commander of an army; सेनापतिबलाध्यक्षौ सर्वदिक्षु निवेशयेत् Ms.7.189.-2 a war-minister.-3 An officer in charge of infantry.-अनुजः an epithet of Kṛiṣṇa.-अन्वित a.1 endowed with strength, mighty, powerful.-2 leading an army.-अबलम् 1 comparative strength and want of strength, relative strength and weakness; परात्मनोः परिच्छिद्य शक्त्या- दीनां बलाबलम् R.17.59.-2 relative significance and insignificance, comparative importance and unimport- ance; समय एव करोति बलाबलम् Śi.6.44. ˚अधिकरणम् a kind of न्यायभेद according to Jaimini.-अभ्रः an army in the form of a cloud.-अरातिः an epithet of Indra.-अर्थिन् a. desirous of power; राज्ञो बलार्थिनः षष्ठे (वर्षे उपनयनं कार्यम्) Ms.2.37.-अवलेपः pride of strength.-अशः, -असः 1 consumption.-2 the phlegmatic humour (कफ).-3 a swelling in the throat (which stops the passages of food).-आढ्यः a bean.-आत्मिका a kind of sun-flower (हस्तिशुण्डी).-आलयः a military camp; पूज्यमानो हरिगणैराजगाम बलालयम् Rām.6.112.8.-आहः water.-उत्कट a. of mighty strength; न वध्यते ह्यविश्वस्तो दुर्बलो$पि बलोत्कटैः Pt.2.44;3.115.-उपपन्न, -उपेत a. endowed with strength, strong, powerful; एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां यः सुकृती पठेत् Rāmarakṣā.1.-उपादानम् Recruitment of the army; Kau. A.-ओघः a multitude of troops, numerous army; लक्ष्मीं दधत् प्रति- गिरेरलघुर्बलौघः Śi.5.2.-कर, -कृत् a. strengthening.-कृत done by force or against free consent; सर्वान् बलकृता- नर्थानकृतान् मनुरब्रवीत् Ms.8.168.-क्षोभः disturbance in the army, mutiny, revolt.-चक्रम् 1 dominion, sove- reignty.-2 an army, a host.-ज a. produced by power.(-जम्) 1 a city-gate, gate.-2 a field.-3 grain, a heap of grain; त्वं समीरण इव प्रतीक्षितः कर्षकेण बलजान् पुपूषता Śi.14.7.-4 war, battle-5 marrow, pith.-6 a pretty figure.(-जा) 1 the earth.-2 a handsome woman.-3 a kind of jasmine (Arabian).-4 a rope.-तापनः an epithet of Indra; अफिषिषेच मरन्दरसामृतैर्नवलताबलता- पनरत्नभम् (अलिनम्) Rām. Ch.4.12.-दः an ox, a bullock-दर्पः pride of strength.-देवः 1 air, wind.-2 N. of the elder brother of Kṛiṣṇa; see बलराम below.-बलदेवा (वी) f. N. of a medicinal herb which is also called त्रायमाण. It grows in the forests on the slopes of the Himālayas and in Persia.-द्विष् m.,-निषूदनः epithets of Indra; बलनिषूदनमर्थपतिं च तम् R.9.3.-निग्रह a. weakening, enervating.-पतिः 1 a general, commander.-2 an epithet of Indra.-पुच्छकः a crow; Nigh. Ratn.-पृष्ठकः a kind of deer (Mar. रोहें).-प्रद a. giving strength, invigorating.-प्रमथनी N. of a form of Durgā.-प्रसूः N. of Rohinī, mother of Balarāma.-भद्र a. strong, powerful.(-द्रः) 1 a strong or powerful man.-2 a kind of ox.-3 N. of Balarāma, q. v. below.-4 the tree called लोध्र.-5 N. of Ananta. (-द्रा) a maiden.-भिद् m. an epithet of Indra; Ś.2.-भृत् a. strong, powerful.-मुख्यः the chief of an army.-रामः 'the strong Rāma', N. of the elder brother of Kṛiṣṇa. [He was the seventh son of Vasudava and Devakī; but transferred to the womb of Rohiṇī to save him from falling a prey to the cruelty of Kaṁsa. He and his brother Kṛiṣṇa were brought up by Nanda in Gokula. When quite young, he killed the powerful demons Dhenuka and Pralamba, and performed, like his brother, many feats of surprising strength. On one occasion Balarāma under the influence of wine, of which he was very fond, called upon the Yamunā river to come to him that he might bathe; and on his command being unheeded, he plunged his plough-share into the river and dragged the waters after him, until the river assumed a human form and asked his for- givenss. On another occasion he dragged towards himself the whole city of Hastināpura along with its walls. As Kṛiṣṇa was a friend and admirer of the Pāṇḍavas, so Balarāma was of the Kauravas, as was seen in his desire of giving his sister Subhadrā to Duryodhana rather than to Arjuna; yet he declined to take any part in the great Bhāratī war either with the Pāṇḍa- vas or the Kauravas. He is represented as dressed in blue clothes, and armed with a ploughshare which was his most effective weapon. His wife was Revatī. He is sometimes regarded as an incarnation of the serpent Śeṣa and sometimes as the eighth incarnation of Viṣṇu; see the quotation under हल].-वर्जित a. infirm, weak.-वर्णिन् a. strong and looking well.-वर्धन a. invigorating, strengthening. -m. N. of स्थण्डिलाग्नि in उत्सर्जन or उपाकर्म.-विन्यासः array or arrangement of troops.-व्यसनम् the defeat of an army.-व्यापद् f. decrease of strength.-शालिन् a. strong; बलशालितया यथा तथा वा धियमुच्छेदपरामयं दधानः Ki.13.12.-समुत्थानम् Recruiting a strong army; Kau. A.1.16; तमभियोक्तुं बलसमुत्थानमकरोत् Dk.2.8.-सूदनः an epithet of Indra.-सेना a strong army, an army, host.-स्थ a. strong, powerful. (-स्थः) a warrior, soldier.-स्थितिः f.1 a camp; an encampment.-2 a royal camp.-हन्, -हन्तृ m.1 an epithet of Indra; पाण्डुः स्मरति ते नित्यं बलहन्तुः समीपगः Mb.15.2.17.-2 of Balarāma.-3 phlegm.-हीन a. destitute of strength, weak, feeble. -
27 location
местоположение, место расположения; позиция; расположение, размещение; определение местонахождения; обнаружение; локация; пеленгование, пеленгация; засечка ( цели)— magnetic field location— peacetime garrison location -
28 time
время; срок; дата; продолжительность; период; темп; производить расчет времени; согласовывать ( действия) по времени, хронометрироватьnuclear weapon reaction time (from target acquisition to delivery) — время реагирования систем доставки ЯО (от обнаружения цели до нанесения ЯУ)
time on target (air) — ав. время нанесения удара по цели; время аэрофотосъемки цели
time on target (artillery) — время открытия одновременного сосредоточенного огня (различными артиллерийскими системами)
— buy time— datum time ASW— fire time nuclear— fuze running time— go time— interception time— lag time— launching time— road clearance time— setting-up time— win time -
29 section
секция; отдел, отделение; расчет; участок; сечение; профиль; разрез; часть; звено; отсек; орудие; ( авиационный) отрядair movement (traffic) section — Бр. отделение воздушных перевозок
collection, identification and evacuation section — секция сбора, опознания и эвакуации раненых и убитых
works section, RE — Бр. инженерно-строительная секция
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30 facility
объект; сооружение; установка; средство; оборудование; пункт; предприятие; учреждение; полигонC2 facility — орган [средство] руководства и управления, орган [средство] оперативного управления
C3 facility — орган [средство] руководства, управления и связи, орган [средство] оперативного управления и связи
rapid deployable C3 facility — быстроразвертываемый центр [пункт] руководства, управления и связи [оперативного управления и связи]
rapid reaction C3 facility — быстроразвертываемый центр [пункт] руководства, управления и связи [оперативного управления и связи]
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31 detachment
выделенное подразделение; отряд; расчет (орудия, миномета) ; подразделение МП ( на корабле) ; откомандирование; временное назначение; см. тж. team -
32 headquarters
штаб(ы); орган управления войсками [силами]; управление; группа [ячейка] управления; пункт управления, ПУ; штаб-квартира; штабной; см. тж. staffCanadian Forces, Europe, headquarters — штаб командования канадских ВС в Европе
Fortress headquarters, Gibraltar — штаб гарнизона английских войск в Гибралтаре
headquarters, Air Command — Кан. штаб командования ВВС
headquarters, Allied Land Forces — штаб ОСВ НАТО (на ТВД)
headquarters, DA — штаб [штаб-квартира] СВ
headquarters, Maritime Command — Кан. штаб командования ВМС
headquarters, Mobile Command — Кан. штаб мобильного командования
headquarters, US Marine Corps — штаб-квартира МП США
headquarters, USAF — штаб-квартира ВВС США
Supreme headquarters, Allied Powers Europe — штаб ОВС НАТО в Европе
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33 aircraft
летательный аппарат, ЛА; самолет(ы); вертолет(ы); авиация; авиационный; бортовой ( об оборудовании ЛА)C2 aircraft — воздушный КП, ВКП; ЛА для оперативного управления
electronic surveillance, reconnaissance and warning aircraft — самолет РЭР, наблюдения и оповещения
short takeoff, vertical landing aircraft — самолет укороченного взлета и вертикальной посадки
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34 assistant
Assistant for Automation, Joint Staff — помощник начальника объединенного штаба по АСУ
Assistant for Comptroller, Defense Nuclear Agency, Authorizations (House) — помощник по вопросам деятельности контрольно-финансовой службы, управления ЯО МО, решения дел в Палате представителей Конгресса
Assistant for Defense Legislation, Intelligence, Telecommunications — помощник по вопросам законодательства, разведки и связи МО
Assistant for Installations, Defense Logistics Agency — помощник по вопросам объектов управления тыла МО
Assistant for International Security Affairs, NATO, Defense Policy — помощник по вопросам международной безопасности, НАТО и военной политики (МО)
Assistant for JCS, Authorization, (Senate) — помощник председателя КНШ по вопросам решения дел в сенате конгресса
Assistant for Program Analysis and Evaluation, Budget, Public Affairs, Energy, Environment — помощник по вопросам анализа и оценки программ, бюджета, связей с общественностью, энергетики и окружающей среды (МО)
Assistant for Telecommunications, C2 — помощник по вопросам средств связи и оперативного управления (ВВС)
Assistant to the Chairman, JCS — помощник председателя КНШ;
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Review and Oversight — помощник МО по вопросам анализа и контроля
Command Administration/Assistant, NG — помощник командира подразделения [части] НГ по административным вопросам
deputy assistant to the Secretary of Defense, assessment — заместитель ПМО по вопросам оценки программ
deputy assistant to the Secretary of Defense, long range resource planning — заместитель помощника МО по перспективному планированию ресурсов
deputy assistant to the Secretary of Defense, military applications — заместитель помощника МО по вопросам военного предназначения программ
Special assistant to the Assistant to the Secretary for Defense Research and Engineering, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Appropriations — специальный помощник ПМО по вопросам НИОКР, деятельности управления перспективного планирования и бюджетных ассигнований МО
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35 Defense
оборона, защита; pl. оборона, система обороны; оборонительные сооруженияapproach the (enemy) defenses — подходить к району обороны (противника);
put up a (stout) defense — оказывать (упорное) сопротивление, стойко оборонять(ся);
— all-around defense— antiamphibious assault defense— chemical warfare defense— close-in defense— endoatmospheric missile defense— extended position defense— general air defense— hillside defense— national wide defense— positional defense— zero air defense* * * -
36 defense
оборона, защита; pl. оборона, система обороны; оборонительные сооруженияapproach the (enemy) defenses — подходить к району обороны (противника);
put up a (stout) defense — оказывать (упорное) сопротивление, стойко оборонять(ся);
— all-around defense— antiamphibious assault defense— chemical warfare defense— close-in defense— endoatmospheric missile defense— extended position defense— general air defense— hillside defense— national wide defense— positional defense— zero air defense* * *1) оборона; 2) оборона -
37 battery
батарея; артиллерия ( корабельная) ; канонада; артиллерийский обстрел; боевое положение ( орудия) ; аккумуляторная батарея; группа [категория] тестовbattery, left — поорудийная стрельба батареи слева направо
battery, right — поорудийная стрельба батареи справа налево
— antiaircraft missile battery— antiaircraft rocket battery— AT artillery battery— field artillery battery— heavy artillery battery -
38 line
линия; цепь ( боевой порядок) ; линия фронта; развернутый строй; позиция; ( оборонительный) рубеж; проводная связь; провод, кабель; отмечаться по основному направлению— assault starting line— ASW line— bomb safety line— cable communication line— hot line— launching line— line one— lines of communications— O-O line— secured line— target sighting line -
39 Abel, Sir Frederick August
[br]b. 17 July 1827 Woolwich, London, Englandd. 6 September 1902 Westminster, London, England[br]English chemist, co-inventor of cordite find explosives expert.[br]His family came from Germany and he was the son of a music master. He first became interested in science at the age of 14, when visiting his mineralogist uncle in Hamburg, and studied chemistry at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London. In 1845 he became one of the twenty-six founding students, under A.W.von Hofmann, of the Royal College of Chemistry. Such was his aptitude for the subject that within two years he became von Hermann's assistant and demonstrator. In 1851 Abel was appointed Lecturer in Chemistry, succeeding Michael Faraday, at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and it was while there that he wrote his Handbook of Chemistry, which was co-authored by his assistant, Charles Bloxam.Abel's four years at the Royal Military Academy served to foster his interest in explosives, but it was during his thirty-four years, beginning in 1854, as Ordnance Chemist at the Royal Arsenal and at Woolwich that he consolidated and developed his reputation as one of the international leaders in his field. In 1860 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, but it was his studies during the 1870s into the chemical changes that occur during explosions, and which were the subject of numerous papers, that formed the backbone of his work. It was he who established the means of storing gun-cotton without the danger of spontaneous explosion, but he also developed devices (the Abel Open Test and Close Test) for measuring the flashpoint of petroleum. He also became interested in metal alloys, carrying out much useful work on their composition. A further avenue of research occurred in 1881 when he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission set up to investigate safety in mines after the explosion that year in the Sealham Colliery. His resultant study on dangerous dusts did much to further understanding on the use of explosives underground and to improve the safety record of the coal-mining industry. The achievement for which he is most remembered, however, came in 1889, when, in conjunction with Sir James Dewar, he invented cordite. This stable explosive, made of wood fibre, nitric acid and glycerine, had the vital advantage of being a "smokeless powder", which meant that, unlike the traditional ammunition propellant, gunpowder ("black powder"), the firer's position was not given away when the weapon was discharged. Although much of the preliminary work had been done by the Frenchman Paul Vieille, it was Abel who perfected it, with the result that cordite quickly became the British Army's standard explosive.Abel married, and was widowed, twice. He had no children, but died heaped in both scientific honours and those from a grateful country.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsGrand Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1901. Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath 1891 (Commander 1877). Knighted 1883. Created Baronet 1893. FRS 1860. President, Chemical Society 1875–7. President, Institute of Chemistry 1881–2. President, Institute of Electrical Engineers 1883. President, Iron and Steel Institute 1891. Chairman, Society of Arts 1883–4. Telford Medal 1878, Royal Society Royal Medal 1887, Albert Medal (Society of Arts) 1891, Bessemer Gold Medal 1897. Hon. DCL (Oxon.) 1883, Hon. DSc (Cantab.) 1888.Bibliography1854, with C.L.Bloxam, Handbook of Chemistry: Theoretical, Practical and Technical, London: John Churchill; 2nd edn 1858.Besides writing numerous scientific papers, he also contributed several articles to The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1875–89, 9th edn.Further ReadingDictionary of National Biography, 1912, Vol. 1, Suppl. 2, London: Smith, Elder.CMBiographical history of technology > Abel, Sir Frederick August
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