ed at the U. 8S. The next experiment went to prove that this peculiar harder material. On exploding the cotton with the torpedo station at Newport, R. I., with cylinders of effect is only produced by the surface of the gun cot- face thus prepared in contact with the iron, the grooves compressed gun… … It was of interest to determine ed into cylinders (Fig. 7) or cubes with truncated corners (Fig. 8). if a soft body could produce an impression upon iron, Between two plates a cou- One of the cylinders is also shown in the cut below, where it is designated by A. Their size is two inches ple of…
Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from [Herbier de la France, ou collection complette des plantes indigènes de ce royaume] / [Pierre Bulliard]. (1780)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/wellcome-wellcome_b30449248-55-1.webp)