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Wound ballistics and the scientific background
Book review /Forensic
Science International
71 (1995) 235-237
231
This edition will be of great value to forensic investigators in this specialty and to medical illustrators. A. Sedat CSlo@u Department of Forensic Medicine Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences University of Istanbul Terce Consultant Forensic Pathologist The Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey Department of Justice Terce
Wound Ballistics and the Scientific Background by K.G. Sellier and B.P. Kneubuehl
This is a weighty tome of nearly 500 pages with numerous line diagrams, mathematical equations and tables. The contents are comprehensive, covering the physics, historical background, types of ballistics and wound characteristics associatedwith ballistics. The physics section assumesthe reader to have some numerate skills and engineering knowledge. This may not appeal to those with a limited mathematical background. The historical background chapter covers the development of small arms from the early works of an English monk in the 13th Century through to present day. Also included in this section are details on International treaties covering the Declaration of St Petersburg in 1868to the UN0 conference in Geneva in 1980. The ammunition and wound ballistics chapters are again comprehensive, partly due to the necessityof having a moderate amount of mathematical content. The final section contains various tables ranging from simple unit conversions to twist lengths, twist angle and the number of projectile revolutions. In conclusion, this is a very comprehensive work that outlines various aspectsof ballistics science.In order to appreciate the content in detail, the reader should have some numerical and engineering knowledge. This should not deter those without these backgrounds from appreciating the scientific approach to this complex area. A small criticism would be its lack of detail regarding a ballistic often encountered in forensic medicine - the pellet gun. L.D.M. Nokes
0379-0738/95/$09.50 0 1995 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved SSDI 0379-0738(94)01657-Q
Science International
71 (1995) 235-237
231
This edition will be of great value to forensic investigators in this specialty and to medical illustrators. A. Sedat CSlo@u Department of Forensic Medicine Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences University of Istanbul Terce Consultant Forensic Pathologist The Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey Department of Justice Terce
Wound Ballistics and the Scientific Background by K.G. Sellier and B.P. Kneubuehl
This is a weighty tome of nearly 500 pages with numerous line diagrams, mathematical equations and tables. The contents are comprehensive, covering the physics, historical background, types of ballistics and wound characteristics associatedwith ballistics. The physics section assumesthe reader to have some numerate skills and engineering knowledge. This may not appeal to those with a limited mathematical background. The historical background chapter covers the development of small arms from the early works of an English monk in the 13th Century through to present day. Also included in this section are details on International treaties covering the Declaration of St Petersburg in 1868to the UN0 conference in Geneva in 1980. The ammunition and wound ballistics chapters are again comprehensive, partly due to the necessityof having a moderate amount of mathematical content. The final section contains various tables ranging from simple unit conversions to twist lengths, twist angle and the number of projectile revolutions. In conclusion, this is a very comprehensive work that outlines various aspectsof ballistics science.In order to appreciate the content in detail, the reader should have some numerical and engineering knowledge. This should not deter those without these backgrounds from appreciating the scientific approach to this complex area. A small criticism would be its lack of detail regarding a ballistic often encountered in forensic medicine - the pellet gun. L.D.M. Nokes
0379-0738/95/$09.50 0 1995 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved SSDI 0379-0738(94)01657-Q