| Charles Hutton - 1811 - 424 pages
...uniformly or constantly the same, but that it increases a little with the increased velocity of the ball. This may probably be, occasioned by the greater quantity...of the ball increases with the increase of - charge Penetratio>^ of Balls into solid Eln^wpod. Powder 2 4 8 07.. 7 16-6 13-5 189 21-2 18-1 20-8 20-5 Means... | |
| Charles Hutton - 1811 - 404 pages
...these experiments, it appears that all the deductions and observations made on the former courseware here corroborated and strengthened, respecting the...increases with the increase of charge Penetrations of Balls into solid Elm wood. Powder 2 4 8 oz, 7 16-G 189 13-5 21-2 18-1 20-8 20-5 Means 7 IB 20 ' charge... | |
| Charles Hutton - 1812 - 406 pages
...resistance of the wood, and prevent the ball from penetrating so deep as it otherwise might do. 10. From a general inspection of this second course of...and charges of powder, &c. It further appears also, Penetrations of Balls into solid Elm wood. Powder 2 4 8 oz 7 16-6 13'5 18-9 21-2 18-1 20-8 20-5 Means... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 556 pages
...observing that they confirm the deductions from the former course, Dr. Button proceeds — ' It farther appears also, that the velocity of the ball increases with the increase of charge only to a certain point, which is peculiar to each gun, where it is greatest; and that by farther increasing... | |
| 1813 - 1102 pages
...observing that they confirm the deductions from the former course, Dr. Hutton proceeds— ' It farther appears also, that the velocity of the ball increases with the increase of charge only to a certain point, which is peculiar to each gun, where it is greatest; and that by farther increasing... | |
| Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 604 pages
...published. Prom these we venture to extract, farther, the following summary of important deductions. " 1. From a general inspection of this second course of...of the ball increases with the increase of charge only to a certain point, which is peculiar to each gun, where it is greatest; and that by further increasing... | |
| Charles Hutton - 1822 - 680 pages
...uniformly or constantly the same but that it increases a little with the increased velocity of the ball. This may probably be occasioned by the greater quantity...velocity of the ball increases with the increase of Penetration? of Balls into solid Elm wood. Pawder 2 4 1 8 bz . 7 16-6 13-5 18-9 21-2 18-1 20-8 - 20-5... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pages
...1-96 15 14'4 6066 1644 ditto. 12 16 12 1-95 15 15-5 6700 1676 No. 3. 8 15 8 1-96 15 10-1 5610 1938 The deductions and observations made on the former course are here corroborated respecting the velocities and weights of the balls, &c. The Telocity of the ball, however, increases... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 544 pages
...observing that they confirm the deductions from the former course, Dr. Hutton proceeds — * It farther appears also, that the velocity of the ball increases with the increase of charge only to a certain point, which is peculiar to each gun, where it is greatest; and that by farther increasing... | |
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