The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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Pàgina 12
... portions devoted to the reception of works of Art . Accordingly , a very large portion of the new construction is of brick , the roofs sup- ported on cast - iron pillars , the roof itself of wood , protected by felt and painted . Thus ...
... portions devoted to the reception of works of Art . Accordingly , a very large portion of the new construction is of brick , the roofs sup- ported on cast - iron pillars , the roof itself of wood , protected by felt and painted . Thus ...
Pàgina 23
... portion of an iron - plated frigate's broadside . One target was sent in to be experimented upon by Mr. Fairbairn . This was about ten feet long by six feet high , and consisted of four plates five inches thick , the upper and lower ...
... portion of an iron - plated frigate's broadside . One target was sent in to be experimented upon by Mr. Fairbairn . This was about ten feet long by six feet high , and consisted of four plates five inches thick , the upper and lower ...
Pàgina 27
... portion of the power of the powder in forcing the lead into the rifled grooves . Mr. Whit- worth , he said , was the first to use the flat - ended shot , which punched out the iron ; and to give a taper to the back part of the ball ...
... portion of the power of the powder in forcing the lead into the rifled grooves . Mr. Whit- worth , he said , was the first to use the flat - ended shot , which punched out the iron ; and to give a taper to the back part of the ball ...
Pàgina 29
... portion of this hole is enlarged to receive the steel cylinder , which is then tightly screwed into it , the flat end of the piston being thus brought opposite the small hole leading to the bore of the cannon . The gun is then loaded ...
... portion of this hole is enlarged to receive the steel cylinder , which is then tightly screwed into it , the flat end of the piston being thus brought opposite the small hole leading to the bore of the cannon . The gun is then loaded ...
Pàgina 32
... portion of Her Majesty's dominions . These three classes con- stitute a separate division . They are all to be impregnable , and an overmatch , beyond all comparison , for any wooden ship of the same number of guns now in existence ...
... portion of Her Majesty's dominions . These three classes con- stitute a separate division . They are all to be impregnable , and an overmatch , beyond all comparison , for any wooden ship of the same number of guns now in existence ...
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