Baille, Jean Baptiste Alexandre, b. 1841, Armstrong, John W., ed · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and co. · leaf 211
duceexplosions ; for ex-ample, to set fireto a mine, withoutdanger, and withcertainty, evenwhen the dampground would notpermit ordinarymatches to burn. In a late expe-dition to China, amine was dug un-derneath the fort ofPeiho ; powder hadbeen placed in the hollow, and, at the suitable moment, a… … Uranium Glass Vase. COIL OP RUHMKORFF. 185 mantled by the shock, and the Chinese, who werefull of confidence before the event, were frightenedinto submission. Loaded cannons can also be fired by electricity,without those who work the pieces being seen bythe enemy. Many shots at once can be fired ;…
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