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RefNoL&P/7/1
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'The force of fired gunpowder and the velocities of cannon-balls' by Charles Hutton
Date1778
DescriptionContains one plate.

Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'The force of gun-powder, and the initial velocities of cannon balls, determined by experiments; from which is also deduced the relation of the initial velocity to the weight of the shot and the quantity of powder.'

Read 8 January 1778
Extent22p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper and plate
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1778.0003
RelatedRecordL&P/7/1/1
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6230Hutton; Charles (1737 - 1823)1737 - 1823
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