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Page 21
... weight of projectiles and their charges , and methods of rifling , we wisely held aloof . But it has now passed the experimental stage , and all artillerists are convinced that the time to discard the smooth - bore has come , reserving ...
... weight of projectiles and their charges , and methods of rifling , we wisely held aloof . But it has now passed the experimental stage , and all artillerists are convinced that the time to discard the smooth - bore has come , reserving ...
Page 61
... weight and space required for the apparatus ; the large relative weight of the sinker , as compared with the line employed ; the very little surface - friction of wire in its descent , as compared with hemp - line ; the fact that miles ...
... weight and space required for the apparatus ; the large relative weight of the sinker , as compared with the line employed ; the very little surface - friction of wire in its descent , as compared with hemp - line ; the fact that miles ...
Page 81
... weight of 10 - inch or 11 - inch caliber for the 15 - inch smooth - bore . WIARD'S EXPERIMENTS . The experiments of Mr. Norman Wiard on the conversion of smooth- bores to rifled cannon on his system commenced last autumn , and since ...
... weight of 10 - inch or 11 - inch caliber for the 15 - inch smooth - bore . WIARD'S EXPERIMENTS . The experiments of Mr. Norman Wiard on the conversion of smooth- bores to rifled cannon on his system commenced last autumn , and since ...
Page 82
... weight and same charge of powder at similar targets composed of five 3 - inch plates set up at a distance of 160 feet . The first broke up the plates ; the second penetrated them . A few fires for comparative ranges were then made and ...
... weight and same charge of powder at similar targets composed of five 3 - inch plates set up at a distance of 160 feet . The first broke up the plates ; the second penetrated them . A few fires for comparative ranges were then made and ...
Page 106
... weight . The bags were sent on board when ordered by the senior engineer on watch , he making record on the log of the number of bags and the time of receipt , a similar record being made by one of the men on the wharf . At the end of ...
... weight . The bags were sent on board when ordered by the senior engineer on watch , he making record on the log of the number of bags and the time of receipt , a similar record being made by one of the men on the wharf . At the end of ...
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