Home › Authors › Philip R. Alger Philip R. Alger United States · b. 1859 – d. 1912 · 3 books Biography Philip Rounseville Alger was an American Naval officer. Books by Philip R. Alger Groundwork of Practical Naval Groundwork of Practical Naval Gunnery; a Study of the Principles and Practice of Exterior Ballistics, As Applied to Naval Gunnery, and of the Computation and Use of Ballistic and Range Tables 2018 The elastic strength of guns 1916 The Groundwork of Practical Naval Gunnery 1915