Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth CenturyRoutledge, Robert
History
Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century
Routledge, Robert
Inventions -- History -- 19th century
84. Greener’s Expanding Bullet 182
85. The Chassepot Rifle—Section of the Breech 183
86. Section of the Martini-Henry Lock 185
87. The Martini-Henry Rifle 186
88. The Mannlicher Magazine Rifle 188
89. The Magazine and Breech of the Mannlicher Rifle 189
90. 32–pounder, 1807 191
91. Whitworth Rifling and Projectile 193
92. 600–pounder Muzzle-loading Armstrong Gun 194
93. 35–ton Fraser Gun 195
94. Section of 9–in. Fraser Gun 196
95. Millwall Shield after being battered with Heavy 200
Shot—Front View
96. Rear View of the Millwall Shield 200
97. Comparative Sizes of 35 and 81–ton Guns 201
98. Diagram of Velocities and Pressures 205
99. Elswick 4·7–in. Q. F. Gun on Pivot Mounting 207
100. The Moncrieff Gun raised and ready for firing 209
101. Moncrieff Gun lowered for loading 209
102. 68–ton Gun on Elswick Hydro-Pneumatic Mounting 211
103. Mallet’s Mortar 213
104. 32–pounder Krupp Siege Gun, with Breech-piece open 214
105. The Citadel of Strasburg after the Prussian 215
Bombardment
105_a_. The Shrapnel and Segment Shells 217
105_b_. The Gatling Gun—Rear View 219
105_c_. The Gatling Gun—Front View 221
105_d_. The Montigny Mitrailleur 222
105_e_. A Hotchkiss Gun 224
106. Harvey’s Torpedo.—Working the Brakes 227
107. Submerged Torpedo 228
108. Mode of Firing Torpedo 230
109. Explosion of Whitehead’s Torpedo 231
110. Effect of the Explosion of Whitehead’s Torpedo 232
111. Experiment with a Torpedo charged with 10 lbs. Gun 233
Cotton
112. Explosion of Torpedo containing 67 lbs. Gun Cotton 234
113. Explosion of 432 lbs. Gun Cotton in 37 ft. Water 235
114. The same in 27 ft. Water 235
115. Section of Priming Case and Exploding Bolt 236
116. Harvey’s Torpedo 237
117. The same 238
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