author
H. W. L. (Henry William Lovett) Hime
b. 1840
A British artillery officer and military historian, this author wrote clear, practical books on gunpowder, artillery, and the history of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. His work bridges technical detail and historical storytelling in a way that still feels direct and readable.
1 Audiobook
Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress
by H. W. L. (Henry William Lovett) Hime
About the author
Born in 1840, Henry William Lovett Hime is listed in major library records as the author of works including Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1815–1853, The Origin of Artillery, Stray Military Papers, Outlines of Quaternions, and Anharmonic Coordinates.
The title pages and catalog records available for his books identify him as Lieut.-Colonel Henry W. L. Hime of the Royal Artillery. That background shows in his writing: he focused especially on artillery, ordnance, and military history, while also publishing mathematically oriented works.
Reliable biographical detail beyond his birth year is limited in the sources I could confirm here, so it is safest to remember him as a late-19th- and early-20th-century British soldier-scholar whose surviving books are valued for their disciplined research and strong command of technical subjects.