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Scientific American, Vol. 56, No. 21 (1887) (1887)

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attached on starboard and being of high speed and easily handled. The instant Glasgow. It is one of two large cylinders for a com- port to snubbing posts that project over the water she strikes the enemy the pole is driven back, and the pound diagonal marine engine, and has been made to like… … machine guns. They are only calculated A LARGE CASTING. Then it became a more serious problem. to impart an initial velocity of 50 feet per Finally, when torpedo boats were intro- second. To prevent too severe a shock duced as a regular type of war vessel, the subject of de- would be forced to…

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