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Experiment. 
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NAME OF WOOD, &c. 
1. BLUE GUM, 7 ft. long, 2 in. square. 
Green piece, Newly CUt .....screceeseeens 
Ditto GittO  cccsecsaccecnsesesre 
Piece seasoned about 3 years......ceeree 
Ditto 8 months.......0 
Ditto. 50e0 ascosaapoo87 
Ditto from 2t03 Renna mae Une 
Ditto 4 tO 5 Yeats....ccecearn 
Ditto 200 3) WEEN Sana saonocioa 
Ditto A tO 5 VEATS...cesccaere 
Ditto BAVGANS — podnaceadcosdos 
Ditto, yellow coloured .......... 
Ditto, brown ditto ....sc.esecoee 
Ditto curly Gum 
Ditto brown coloured ...... 
IDWNNO seonsaadeconsotoaaccoospocHacde. 2 
Separate Experiment. 
Piece of keel from a_steamer, ate 
ome, Se TiN, SURES codeteseecodcogces 
Weight reduced to 7 ft. oe and) 
AMMSGUANE actor censievsiarscseionsinrs ene 
2. ASH, on SWAMP GUM. 
Green eae 7 ft. and 2 in. square...... 
Ditto.. onc nanddcoa coo oenacdesoc 
Seasoned piece, one he 
3, STRINGY BARK. 
Green piece, brown coloured ........0.0 
Witto reversed otain) \sccpuclsseses 
Ditto white coloured ........ 
Ditto ditto 
Seasoned upwards of 6 years ......... 
Ditto IG: SGEONS. Ganeeodas 
Ditto VES) VERDI Gonecocon 
Ditto 2D SWEDES coosoceor 
Ditto GINED eeocagtoonbe 
1090 
967 
1003 
954 
919 
919 
798 
866 
925 
864 
947 
847 
838 
Ghee Wei ae 
and Deflection 
while the 
Elasticity was 
perfect. 
Weight | Deflection 
lb. W2 inches d. 
349 2°125 
299 1°125 
315 1875 
294 15 
503 1375 
472 1:375 
413 1°375 
567 1°75 
434 1375 
496 1°625 
623 2625 
679 1-625 
776 1:75 
654 1625 
518 1:625 
310 15 
434 1°75 
304 1:25 
326 1:25 
314 1:25 
307 1°75 
440 1°75 
417 1'625 
552 2°5 
468 1:25 
427 1°625 
451 1625 
Breaking 
Weight. 
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