with gun cotton and with emmensite were fired recently from the 12-inch mortars. The object of the test was explosion of the gun or mortar. The emmensite shell carried 87 pounds of the explosive. The tests were suc cessful and when a proper fuse has been secured the army and navy will have an explosive even more effici 1893 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN INC, 1893-08-19

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with gun cotton and with emmensite were fired recently from the 12-inch mortars. The object of the test was explosion of the gun or mortar. The emmensite shell carried 87 pounds of the explosive. The tests were suc cessful and when a proper fuse has been secured the army and navy will have an explosive even more effici 1893 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN INC, 1893-08-19

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