Heralds of the morning, the meaning of the social and political problems of to-day and the significance of the great phenomena in nature .. (1899)
Tait, Asa Oscar. [from old catalog] · Oakland, Cal., San Francisco [etc.] Pacific press publishing company · leaf 240
oved plans of modern times; and in addition to thesmall machine guns, and the rapid-fire cannon already described,some of the eight-inch and thirteen-inch guns would be mountedon disappearing carriages. These carriages enable the gunnerto load his piece, take his aim, and fire from behind… … [Courtesy of Scientific American.] Mortar elevated for firing. is all diagrammed; and by careful practise and cal-culation, it is possible to drop a shell in anysection where a hostile ship islocated. The mortar battery isout of sight behind the impene-trable embankments, and itsaction is wholly…
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