upon Gun- powder. See. 255 
The following experiments were made with the pendulum 
N° 4. The reft of the apparatus as before. 
4 
u 
V 
CU 
X 
U 
. «J 
The 
charge of 
powder. 
*L . 
2 $ 
u jS 
-5 T 
-0 C 
s & 
■H u 
rt ^ 
» </5 
u • »* 
-•5 =» 
u- i 
O 
O 
« ’g 
0 
0 w 
Order dt th 
men 
Weight. 
Height. 
Vent from 
tom 0' the 
_c ^ 
*-> O 
0 H E * 
■H t i 
2 c? 
-3.5-0 
Bullet itruc! 
get btlow 
of the per 
u_ 
0 y 
*XJ "S 
O 
0 
- 3 
O -O 
O 
"u 
> 
Remarks. 
ip* 
in. 
In. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Ft.in 
fee. 
9 th day. 
103 
104 
>9 
0 
6 5 > 
10,6 
732 
C About 40 grains of powder were 
l driven through the fereen. 
104 
*45 
h 3 
*-• • 
SA 
12,92 
877 
f About 40 unfired grs. of powder. 
< Medium velocity 894. 
105 
• • 
• f 
5,6 
• • • 
13,28 
910 
( 40 unfired grains. 
106 
• • 
1,14 
6, 1 8 
65,8 
1 4,3 
990 
f Double proof battle pow- 
l der; no unfired grains. 
107 
218 
i>8 
CO 
00 
6 s. 
19,68 
138° 
Ditto, ditto. 
108 
290 
2,6 
9 > 4 S 
65 6 
23>9 
1526 
C Government powder; bullet lea- 
l thered; weight 6oz grains. 
109 
• • 
• • 
■ 8)73 
65,2. 
22,8 
1419 
, f Bullet naked y very few 
I 1 unfired grains. 
1 10 
hi 
• • 
• • 
9-3 
65,6 
2 3>4 
1460 
1462 
r Medium velocity 1444. 
112 
• • 
• • 
8,8s 
65,$ 
22,94 
1436 
J 
u 3 
• • 
• • 
2,6 
8,65 
64, 
2 3>7 
1438 
^Medium velocity 1413. 
1 14 
• • 
• • 
8,5 
63,6 
24,1 
1423 
u 5 
• • 
t ♦ 
8.4 
6 5 , 
2 3 > 8 
1378 
1 16 
• • 
2,28 
9> I 5 
64, 
24,6 
1525 
Double proof battle powder. 
”7 
4371 
3>9 
10,56 
64,9 
33 > 
1738 
n ~ ^ t No unfired grains 
Gov. pow. n thro . thef * ecft . 
118 
, . 
• • 
11, 
64,5 
33>3 
1824 
[Medium velo- 
u 9 
. • 
• • 
io ,5 
65, 
33 > 6 
x 7 2 9 
J city 1 764. 
120 
• . 
• • 
2,6 
io ,35 
• ♦ • 
3 2 >5 
1706 
T 
121 
. . 
• • 
10,65 
• • • 
33 > 2 
1757 
^ Medium velocity 1751. 
122 
. . 
• • 
10,6 
63,6 
3 2 >9 
1789 
J 
J23 
• • 
• • 
0 
— 

x 7 s 9 
Without any bullet. 
2 M 2 
0 / 
