 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 830 pages
...tatis, which is but at fuch a diftance). But " this way Jiath no bounder if the veflels be ftrong « enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole " cannon, whereof the end was burft, and filling " it three quarters full of water, flopping and " fcrewing up the broken end, as... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 560 pages
...tat'n, which is but at fuch a diftance). But ** this way hath no bounder if the veffcls be ftrong " enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole " cannon, whereof the end was burft, and filling *' it three quarters full of water, flopping and " ferewing up the broken end, as... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 518 pages
...viiath, which is but at fuch a diftance). But ** this way hath no bounder if the veffels be ** ftrong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a " whole cannon, whereof the end was burft, ** and filling it three quarters full of water, ** ftopping and fcrewing up the broken end,... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - Scientific recreations - 1803 - 596 pages
...sucking it " upwards, for that must be, as the Philosopher " calleth it, Intra Sphteram Actis'itatis, which is but *' at such a distance ; but this way hath no bounds, " if the vessel be strong enough; for I have taken a " piece of a whole cannon, whereof the... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, iutra sphceram activilatu, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong em-ugh ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 600 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, intra sphxram actvoitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath...cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quartets full of water, stopping and scruingup the broken end; as also the touch-hole; and making a... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...calleth it, infra spAicram actii'itatt*, which is but at such a distance. But this way huth no boun 1er, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken...cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quartets full of water, stoppin« and scruingup the broken end; as ulso the touch-hole; and making... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 574 pages
...upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, ultra »phteram acfivitatis, which is but<U such a distance. But this way 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 quarleis full... | |
 | Thomas Lupton - Birds - 1815 - 262 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, for thai must be as the philosopher calleth it, intra spharam aclivitalis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath...whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled itthree quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...drawing or sucking it upwards, tor that must be as the philosopher calleth it, Intm spluuram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath...filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and scruing up the broken end ; as also the touch- hole ; and making a constant fire under it, within 24... | |
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An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, Intra sphceram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder if the vessels... 
