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NEW -EXPERIMENTS
TRACT 34,
161. November 17. Three-pounder continued.Barometer 29 - 96 ; Thermometer 51.Powder 24 ounces.
N°
Dist.
■ gun
Ball's
wt
Vibr.
pend
Point
struck
Plugs
Wt
Valu
p
iS of
s
Velocityof ball
Veloc
reduced
feet
lb
oz
c
inches
oz
lb
inches
feet
feet
i
180
3
0
203
91-5
5
1795
5
1
2
’
189
91-5
6
98
6
5-1586
1578
3
•
188
87-3
10
1801
6
J
4
230
171
797
9
3
6
]
5
'
187
89-6
10
6
6
l 1550
1546
6
*
2
183d
93-3
10
9
6
7
*
185
91-5
10
12
6
i
8
330
132d
90-3
5
15
6
1
9
*
168d
91-2
9
17
7
/- glazed
10
*
118d
88-1
10
20
7
3
11
*
1 84
90-4
5
23
7
1
12
•
2
IS
169
84-5
8
26
7
1 1520
1498
13
•
165
85-8
9
28
7
j
14
430
169
95'4
10
31
7
1
15
*
164
96-4
10
34
7
j-1323
1300
16
•
141
82-8
10
37
7
J grazed
Eprouvette, 35|-, 36x, 36|, the medium 36j.
The last column contains the velocities reduced to whatthey would be for a 3lb ball, with the barometer at 30, antithe powder at 36 of the eprouvette.