The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtGould, Kendall, and Lincoln, 1863 |
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... shot , and which fit loosely into the grooves , impart the necessary rotary motion , which , combined with the form of the projectile , the General considers to be sufficient to secure accuracy of fire and length of range . This gun ...
... shot , and which fit loosely into the grooves , impart the necessary rotary motion , which , combined with the form of the projectile , the General considers to be sufficient to secure accuracy of fire and length of range . This gun ...
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... shot is discharged , the gun recoils , and the revolver turns , and presents a closed appearance to the exterior . Improved Furnaces.- In the Swedish department specimens of iron were exhibited made with peat as fuel ; and in the ...
... shot is discharged , the gun recoils , and the revolver turns , and presents a closed appearance to the exterior . Improved Furnaces.- In the Swedish department specimens of iron were exhibited made with peat as fuel ; and in the ...
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... shot or a broadside penetrating the sheathing , one of the intermediate decks let in the water , even to the extent of filling the compartment from stem to stern , the buoyant power would still remain , and the vessel would not only ...
... shot or a broadside penetrating the sheathing , one of the intermediate decks let in the water , even to the extent of filling the compartment from stem to stern , the buoyant power would still remain , and the vessel would not only ...
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... shot and shell . ( See Annual of Scientific Discovery , 1862 , p . 84. ) In the spring of 1862 , Sir William Armstrong having completed a new one - hundred - and - fifty - pound smooth - bore gun , additional experi- ments were made ...
... shot and shell . ( See Annual of Scientific Discovery , 1862 , p . 84. ) In the spring of 1862 , Sir William Armstrong having completed a new one - hundred - and - fifty - pound smooth - bore gun , additional experi- ments were made ...
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... shot , were found on the ground ten or twelve yards behind the target , and five or six bolt ends and nuts were broken off . No. 3 made a hole , of the same diameter as before , clean through the bottom plate . Large pieces of the shot ...
... shot , were found on the ground ten or twelve yards behind the target , and five or six bolt ends and nuts were broken off . No. 3 made a hole , of the same diameter as before , clean through the bottom plate . Large pieces of the shot ...
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