The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: In Twelve Volumes : to which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings, Volumen9F. and C. Rivington, 1801 |
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... gunpowder , as the culinary , and will afford a spectrum of the seven pri- mordial colours , in common with the solar rays , or the light of an ordinary fire , and will also throw metals into fusion with a vio- lent scorching heat ...
... gunpowder , as the culinary , and will afford a spectrum of the seven pri- mordial colours , in common with the solar rays , or the light of an ordinary fire , and will also throw metals into fusion with a vio- lent scorching heat ...
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... gunpowder exerts such a won- derful force , the actual ratio of which was investigated by a learned mathematician of the Royal Society , who was happy in his ad- dress at calculations grounded upon experi- ments * . He found that the ...
... gunpowder exerts such a won- derful force , the actual ratio of which was investigated by a learned mathematician of the Royal Society , who was happy in his ad- dress at calculations grounded upon experi- ments * . He found that the ...
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... gunpowder occupies about 250 times as much space as when it lies quiescent in the gunpowder : and that the space to which this is again expanded by the heat of the flame , is about four times as much so that the force or pressure of ...
... gunpowder occupies about 250 times as much space as when it lies quiescent in the gunpowder : and that the space to which this is again expanded by the heat of the flame , is about four times as much so that the force or pressure of ...
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... gunpowder , is always driven inwards toward the powder before it is driven off by the blast . The discovery of gunpow- der in the latter ages of the world , about two centuries before those experiments of elec- tricity , which have ...
... gunpowder , is always driven inwards toward the powder before it is driven off by the blast . The discovery of gunpow- der in the latter ages of the world , about two centuries before those experiments of elec- tricity , which have ...
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... gunpowder , that air and fire , both of which are furnished in a wonderful manner by the ingredients , are the great agents in art and nature ; the proofs of which are so numerous , that they will be meeting us con- tinually as we ...
... gunpowder , that air and fire , both of which are furnished in a wonderful manner by the ingredients , are the great agents in art and nature ; the proofs of which are so numerous , that they will be meeting us con- tinually as we ...
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