 | 1822 - 722 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must he as the philosophers call it, infra sphteram aclivifatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no boundary, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 472 pages
...drawing or яигкing it upwerdn, tot that must be, as ihe philosofter calletrf • vtT infra ephteram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the veasels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, CM) ч The.» 24 MARQUES. ДО... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1825 - 576 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra splixram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for, 1 bave taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst,... | |
 | 1825 - 616 pages
...by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, intra sphaeramt activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and... | |
 | 1825 - 486 pages
...or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra spkcsram acticitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a, piece of a whole cannon, (14) " The." 24 MARQUIS OF... | |
 | 1825 - 490 pages
...be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra sphaeram activitatis, (within the sphere of its activity?) which is but at such a distance; but this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough. For I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and... | |
 | Luke Herbert - 1826 - 408 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra sphteram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1826 - 606 pages
...or sucking it upwards, for that must be; as the philosopher calleth it, Intr; sji/ueram activtiatis. which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be- strong enough ; for, I have taken n piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst,... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1826 - 202 pages
...or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra gphwram activitat'a, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for, I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst,... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1826 - 250 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calls it, infra sphaeram actlvitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and... | |
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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 touchhole, and making a constant fire under it ; within twenty-four hours it burst, and... 
