 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 424 pages
...; not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosophers call it infra sphceram activitatis, 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... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1829 - 890 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calls it, infra splueram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But...whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three-quarters full, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole, and making a... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1830 - 228 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher terms it, intra spheeram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder if the vessel be strong enough. For I have taken a piece of whole cannon whereof the end was burst, and filled... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1831 - 378 pages
...sphceram activitatis, which is but at such a distance; but this way hath no bounder, if the vessel be strong enough. For I have taken a piece of a whole...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... | |
 | 1833 - 426 pages
...or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosophers calleth it, infra tphœram acliritalit, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath...vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of л whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water,* stopping and... | |
 | 1833 - 598 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, infra sphceram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessel be strong enough : for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1835 - 938 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it ¡nlra Kphavam acltvitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessel be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1836 - 362 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher terms it, infra spieram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But...vessels 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 screwing... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1836 - 368 pages
...fire; not by drawing or sucking it upwards, fopthat must be, as the philosopher terms it, infra spseram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But...hath no bounder if the vessels be 'strong enough. For 1 have taken a piece of whole cannon whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1836 - 888 pages
...not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that mint be, as the philosopher calls it, infra sphteram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But...hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough; for 1 have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three-quarters full,... | |
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... 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 filled it... 
