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Scientific American, Vol. 80, No. 18 (1899) (1899)

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he explosion at Sandy sarily be the case. No amount of pressure will bring all large guns of modern make, the chamber is very lit- Hook was due to one or all of three things, namely : two burning pieces of powder into actual contact. tle larger than the bore, the chamber not being bottle- The… … powder arrived from America it was to be tested by the company, but it never came. Various reasons were Fig. 3.—Shows middle stick placed nearer the left stick. Evolution of gas assigned why it had been delayed, and it was not until would move middle stick to position equidistant between the other…

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