Excerpt from Elements of Military Science: For the Use of Students in Colleges In the study of a physical science we start with the preliminary definitions; we then proceed to the elementary principles upon which it is based, and through these to their combinations, and up to the more occult problems, passing finally to the application of the deduced laws to known phenomena. Military science should be studied in the same way. It is as truly a science as chemistry or philosophy; it makes all of the physical sciences its handmaidens, and even extends into the domains of law, politics and religion - chemistry, mechanics, light heat, sound, electricity and hydro-dynamics are necessary in some department of military science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.