Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 51813 |
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... barrel , occasioned by the inequality of the caliber , will still more certainly be the cause of bursting than that produced by the filing ; because the inflamed fluid being suddenly expanded at the wider part , must suffer a ...
... barrel , occasioned by the inequality of the caliber , will still more certainly be the cause of bursting than that produced by the filing ; because the inflamed fluid being suddenly expanded at the wider part , must suffer a ...
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... barrel which was thirty French inches in length , ( nearly thirty - two English measure , ) and weighed , to- gether with the loaded plank upon which it was fixed , twenty - eight pounds . The barrel had four touch - holes which could ...
... barrel which was thirty French inches in length , ( nearly thirty - two English measure , ) and weighed , to- gether with the loaded plank upon which it was fixed , twenty - eight pounds . The barrel had four touch - holes which could ...
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... barrels , and it be thence shewn whether sportsmen sacrifice one advantage to gain an- other . The generally - received opinion upon this sub- ject is , that to obtain an increase in the range , the barrel must not only be made longer ...
... barrels , and it be thence shewn whether sportsmen sacrifice one advantage to gain an- other . The generally - received opinion upon this sub- ject is , that to obtain an increase in the range , the barrel must not only be made longer ...
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... barrel of five or six feet , such as that of a common duck - gun , weighing five or six pounds , and the whole piece twelve or thirteen pounds , may be fired with a very large charge , without re- coiling so much as to hurt the shooter ...
... barrel of five or six feet , such as that of a common duck - gun , weighing five or six pounds , and the whole piece twelve or thirteen pounds , may be fired with a very large charge , without re- coiling so much as to hurt the shooter ...
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John Mason Good. of the barrel . Thus he says , it may happen that the reinforced part is formed of iron which is harder , and closer in the grain , than that forming the fore part of the barrel ; in consequence of which , and also from ...
John Mason Good. of the barrel . Thus he says , it may happen that the reinforced part is formed of iron which is harder , and closer in the grain , than that forming the fore part of the barrel ; in consequence of which , and also from ...
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