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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... "
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Optics ... - Page 164
by James Ferguson - 1839 - 463 pages
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A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions as at present I can ...

Edward Somerset (2nd marq. of Worcester.) - 1746 - 108 pages
...broken End, as alfo the Touch Hole; and making a conftant Fire under der it, within 24 Hours it burft and made a great Crack: So that having a Way to make my Veflels, fb that they are ftrengthened by the Force within them, and the one to fill after the other....
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 4

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 830 pages
...and made * " great crack ; fo that having a way to make my *' veflels fo that they are ftrengthened by the force " within them, and the one to fill after the other* " I have feen the water run like a conftant foun*' tain ft ream forty foot high. One veflel of " water, rarified...
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Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volume 4

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 560 pages
...and made S " great crack ; fo that having a way to make my " veflels fo that they are flrengthened by the force " within them, and the one to fill after the other, " I have fcen the water run like a conftant foun" tain ftream forty foot high. One veffel of " water, rarified...
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Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts: Illustrated with ...

William Nicholson - Electricity - 1797 - 690 pages
...burft and made a great crack ; fo that, having a way to make my veflels fo that they are ftrengthened by the force within them, and the one to fill after the other, 1 have feen die water run like a conftant fountain ftream forty foot high. One veflel of water rarefied...
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Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ...

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 516 pages
...and made a great crack ; fo that hav" ing a way to make my vefiels fo that they " are ftrengthened by the force within them, " and the one to fill after the other, I have " feen the water run like a conftant fountain " ftream forty foot high. One vefiel of water, " rarified...
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The Repertory of arts and manufactures [afterw.] arts, manufactures and ...

Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 pages
...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,...they are strengthened by the force within them, and ihe one to till after the other. 1 have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty foot...
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Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ...

Jacques Ozanam - Scientific recreations - 1803 - 596 pages
...securing up the broken end, as also " the touch hole, and making a constant fire under *' it, within 24 hours it burst and made a great " crack ; so that...so that they are strengthened by the force within te them, and the one to fill after the other. I have " seen the water run Uke a constant fountain stream...
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The Harleian Miscellany:: A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 6

Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...stoppin« and scruingup the broken end; as ulso the touch-hole; and making a constant fire undirit, within twenty-four hours it burst and made a great...within them, and the one to fill after the other, I havu seen the water run like a constant fountain-stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water, rarified...
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The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 6

William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 574 pages
...touch-hole; and making a constr.nt fire under'it, within twenty-four hours it burst and made a »real crack. So that having a way to make my vessels, so...within them, and the one to fill after the other, 1 have seen the water run like a constant fountain-stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water, rarified...
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Wither's Motto

George Wither - 1814 - 348 pages
...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...within them, and the one to fill after the other. 1 have seen the water run like a constant fountain-stream forty feet high; one vessel of water rarified...
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