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" I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole, and, making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours it burst, and... "
An Encyclopædia of Civil Engineering, Historical, Theoretical, and Practical - Page 582
by Edward Cresy - 1847 - 1039 pages
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The Repertory of arts and manufactures [afterw.] arts, manufactures and ...

Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great crack: so that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them, and...
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The Harleian miscellany; or, A collection of ... pamphlets and ..., Volume 6

Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarteis full of water, stopping and scruingup the broken end; as also the touch-hole; and making a constant fire undent, within twenty-four hours it burst and made a great crack. So that having a way to make my vessels,...
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The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 6

William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 600 pages
...of water, stopping and scruingup the broken end; as also the touch-hole; and making a constant tire under it, within twenty-four hours it burst and made a great crack. So that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them, and...
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Wither's Motto

George Wither - 1814 - 348 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst and made a great crack : so that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them,...
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A Thousand Notable Things on Various Subjects: Disclosed from the Secrets of ...

Thomas Lupton - 1815 - 262 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled itthree quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst and made a great crack : so that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them,...
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A Treatise of Mechanics, Theoretical, Practical, and Descriptive, Volume 2

Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 582 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great crack : so that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them,...
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An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine: Comprising a ...

Charles Frederick Partington - 1822 - 382 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great crack ; so that having found a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the properties of...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 92, Part 2; Volume 132

1822 - 722 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great crack ; so that having found a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within...
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A thousand notable things, embracing a collection of scarce receipts, &c. To ...

Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst and made a great crack : so that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them,...
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The Investigator (or, Quarterly magazine) [ed. by W.B. Collyer, T ..., Volume 5

William Bengo' Collyer - 1822 - 514 pages
...have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as...twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great crack ; so that having found a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within...
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