The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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Pàgina 17
... minute fractures occurring in the bore , generally in the vicinity of the vent , and gradually extending until they terminate in the rupture of the gun . If , therefore , cast- iron guns are to be utilized at all as rifled ordnance , it ...
... minute fractures occurring in the bore , generally in the vicinity of the vent , and gradually extending until they terminate in the rupture of the gun . If , therefore , cast- iron guns are to be utilized at all as rifled ordnance , it ...
Pàgina 22
... minute with perfect ease . The power of the weapon is something terrible : we saw put up a case containing forty - two half - inch deal boards , and a bullet fired at a range of thirty yards went smashing through all the planks , and ...
... minute with perfect ease . The power of the weapon is something terrible : we saw put up a case containing forty - two half - inch deal boards , and a bullet fired at a range of thirty yards went smashing through all the planks , and ...
Pàgina 23
... minute was told at the Observatory door , and the company were informed that the flash of the gun would be observed at the precise moment the time - ball fell , and that four seconds later the report would be heard . Unfortunately the ...
... minute was told at the Observatory door , and the company were informed that the flash of the gun would be observed at the precise moment the time - ball fell , and that four seconds later the report would be heard . Unfortunately the ...
Pàgina 30
... minute . The balls are let into the barrel through a valve at will , and every time the barrel comes round to a certain point , another valve , self - operating , lets out a ball , which is propelled solely by the velocity of the barrel ...
... minute . The balls are let into the barrel through a valve at will , and every time the barrel comes round to a certain point , another valve , self - operating , lets out a ball , which is propelled solely by the velocity of the barrel ...
Pàgina 37
... minute after the first movement com- menced , the Resistance was afloat in the middle of the steam , turning lightly to her moorings . She looked even less sightly in the water than out of it . Her draught appeared to be about 13 or 14 ...
... minute after the first movement com- menced , the Resistance was afloat in the middle of the steam , turning lightly to her moorings . She looked even less sightly in the water than out of it . Her draught appeared to be about 13 or 14 ...
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