SIR ANDREW NOBLE: RESEARCHES ON EXPLOSIVES. 
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Experiment 1593.—Fired in explosion vessel Q, 124 grammes of Norwegian ballistitc. Density of 
charge 0 ■ 40. 
Pressure 38-30 tons per sq. inch (5837 • 6 atmospheres). 
Permanent gases 88,638-0 cub centims. at 0° C. and 760 millims. 
Aqueous vapour 14,733-9 cub. centims. 
Reconciliation. 
C. 
O. 
H. 
N. 
Found by analysis .... 
Originally in ballistite . . . 
grammes 
34- 452 
35- 130 
grammes 
70-736 
69-570 
grammes 
.4-032 
4-015 
grammes 
16-233 
16-750 
Differences .... 
- 0-678 
+ 1-166 
+ 0-017 
- 0-517 
Experiment 1600—Fired in explosion vessel R, 135 grammes of Norwegian ballistite. Density of 
charge 0-45. 
Pressure 46-96 tons per sq. inch (7157-5 atmospheres). 
Permanent gases 93,232-7 cub. centims. at 0° C. and 760 millims. 
Aqueous vapour 15,226-5 cub. centims. 
Reconciliation. 
C. 
O. 
H. 
N. 
Found by analysis . . 
Originally in ballistite . 
• • 
grammes 
37-292 
37-996 
grammes 
76-242 
75-246 
grammes 
4-367 
4-342 
grammes 
17- 777 
18- 116 
Differences , . 
• • 
- 0-704 
+ 0-996 
+ 0-025 
- 0-339 
NORWEGIAN 167. 
Experiment 1581—Fired in explosion vessel Q, 15-5 grammes of Norwegian 167. Density of 
charge 0 • 05. 
Pressure 2-61 tons per sq. inch (397 -8 atmospheres). 
Permanent gases 12,539-9 cub. centims. at 0° C. and 760 millims. 
Aqueous vapour 2,639-8 cub. centims. 
Reconciliation. 
C. 
O. 
H. 
N. 
grammes 
grammes 
grammes 
grammes 
Found by analysis .... 
4-172 
9-080 
0-490 
2-541 
Originally in ballistite . . . 
4-347 
9-182 
0-505 
2-247 
Differences .... 
-0-175 
-0-102 
-0-015 
+ 0-294 
