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 582by Edward Cresy - 1847 - 1039 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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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