Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 15. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 701
... rocket . 66. To make feveral Sky - rockets rife in the fame direc- tion , and equally diftant from each other . Take fix , or any number of sky - rockets , of what fize you please , then cut fome ftrong packthread into pieces of 3 or 4 ...
... rocket . 66. To make feveral Sky - rockets rife in the fame direc- tion , and equally diftant from each other . Take fix , or any number of sky - rockets , of what fize you please , then cut fome ftrong packthread into pieces of 3 or 4 ...
Page 702
... Rockets , & c . Rockets , & c . following method was hit upon , many effays proved un- fuccessful . Inftead , therefore , of the old and common manner of hanging them on nails or hooks , make ufe of this contrivance : Have a ring made ...
... Rockets , & c . Rockets , & c . following method was hit upon , many effays proved un- fuccessful . Inftead , therefore , of the old and common manner of hanging them on nails or hooks , make ufe of this contrivance : Have a ring made ...
Page 705
... rockets in . The mouths of the rockets being rubbed with wet meal - powder , lay them in the grooves head to tail , and tie them faft ; from the tail of the first rocket carry a leader to the mouth of the fecond , and from the fe- cond ...
... rockets in . The mouths of the rockets being rubbed with wet meal - powder , lay them in the grooves head to tail , and tie them faft ; from the tail of the first rocket carry a leader to the mouth of the fecond , and from the fe- cond ...
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