 | 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
...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,... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 472 pages
...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Luke Herbert - 1826 - 408 pages
...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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1826 - 606 pages
...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, and filled it three quarters lull of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and making a constant... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1826 - 356 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosophers call it, infra sph<eram activilatis, 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... | |
 | 1829 - 488 pages
...sphaeram activitatis, which is but al 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 filled it three-quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, and also the touch-hole, and... | |
 | Thomas Tredgold - 1827 - 540 pages
...or sucking it upwards ; for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra sphceram actiritatis, 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... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1828 - 222 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher terms it, intra sphceram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath...vessel be strong enough. For I have taken a piece of whole cannon whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping 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 touch-hole, and making a constant fire under it; within twentyfour hours it burst, and... 
