Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 281
gases would make the gun kick, because theycould not get out of the gun-barrel without push-ing back against the breech-block of the gun. 754 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLK Some people think that the kick of a blank chargeis due to the pressure of the powder against theair, but that is not so;… … THE WATER-DRIVEN BOAT. INSET SHOWS INFLOWING AND OUTFLOWING STREAMS run out of the hose without pushing against some-thing. If the hose runs ii. a straight line from thehydrant, the push is exerted against the hydrant.Of course, the water presses against the walls ofthe hose too, but the pressure…
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