Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876- · New York, The Century co. · leaf 68
te of mercury in the end ofthe cartridge. Explosion is the same thing as burning. Theonly way that the explosion of gunpowder dif-fers from the burning of a stick of wood is thatthe latter is very slow, while the former goeslike a flash. In both cases the fuel turns intogreat volumes of gas. In the…
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