Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 279
Fig. 115.—Section of Priming-Case and Exploding Bolt. TORPEDOES. 237 … Fig. 116.—Harveys Torpedo. one is represented in the figure. Each buoy, in length 4I ft., is made ofsohd layers of cork built up on an iron tube running through it lengthways,so that the buoys admit of being strung upon the rope. Having thus described the construction of the torpedo, we proceed…
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