The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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... forces ; and the laws of resistance of columns to compression . I look back to the days of our joint labour with unalloyed pleasure and satisfaction . Upon a very important branch of Applied Mechanics , Mr. Fair- bairn gave this ...
... forces ; and the laws of resistance of columns to compression . I look back to the days of our joint labour with unalloyed pleasure and satisfaction . Upon a very important branch of Applied Mechanics , Mr. Fair- bairn gave this ...
Pàgina 18
... force acting from the interior , as in a gun , the presence of such flaws becomes fatal . Wrought- iron , therefore , applied as a solid block to the construction of guns , I hold to be even more objectionable than cast - iron , for ...
... force acting from the interior , as in a gun , the presence of such flaws becomes fatal . Wrought- iron , therefore , applied as a solid block to the construction of guns , I hold to be even more objectionable than cast - iron , for ...
Pàgina 22
... force . It has been calcu- lated that at a distance of 500 yards a bullet fired with accurate aim from one of these rifles would go through the bodies of six men standing behind each other . With the new rifle of Mr. Reeves , armed with ...
... force . It has been calcu- lated that at a distance of 500 yards a bullet fired with accurate aim from one of these rifles would go through the bodies of six men standing behind each other . With the new rifle of Mr. Reeves , armed with ...
Pàgina 24
... force of the concussion the upper plate , with one of the centre small ones , was completely detached , and came erashing down , leaving those that still remained in a very shaky and precarious condition . It was , however , considered ...
... force of the concussion the upper plate , with one of the centre small ones , was completely detached , and came erashing down , leaving those that still remained in a very shaky and precarious condition . It was , however , considered ...
Pàgina 25
... force as to shatter the wooden frame which supported it , and turn the target completely over on its face . It was evi- dent , therefore , that this missile hit with undiminished force , and that apparently striking on the angle of the ...
... force as to shatter the wooden frame which supported it , and turn the target completely over on its face . It was evi- dent , therefore , that this missile hit with undiminished force , and that apparently striking on the angle of the ...
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