see
NEW EXPERIMENTS
TRACT 34.
The Pendulum had been gutted and repaired since thelast day.
It weighed - - 702
To the tape - - 117-8No balls were fired this day.
54. Tuesday, July 29, 1783 ;from 12 till 3.
A fine and warm day.
Barometer 29'90 ; Thermometer 72° at 10 A. M;
N°
Pow-
der
Ball’s
Vibration of
Point
struck
08
CU
Values of
Veloc*
ball
wt
diam
gun
pend
p
n
oz
oz dr
inches
inches
inches
inches
inc
lb
inches
feet
1
2
3-0
2
2
2-7
3
2
2-8
4
2
2-75
5
4
6‘45
6
4
6-25
7
4
6-35
8
8
14-4
9
8
14-3
10
8
14-5
11
16
29-15
12
16
28-25
13
16
29*2
14
16
2.8-3
15
8
16 13
1-96
29-6
25-8
89-5
12
700-0
77-92
40-17
1946
16
8
16 13
1-96
29-1
25-0
89-0
I 1
702-0
77-95
40-17
1902
17
8
16 13
1-96
29-L
25-8
89"5
10
704-0
77-98
40-17
1959
IS
16
16 13
1-96
44-5
29-1
89-4
! 3
706-0
78-01
40-16
2219
19
16
16 13
1-96
43-0
27-0
89-7
9
708-0
78-03
40-16
2058
20
16 1
16 12r
1-96
43-6
28-8
89-7
9
710-0
78-05
40-16
2207
Of the plugs every 10 inches weighed 13% ounces.
The Gun n° 4.—Its weight and other circumstances asusual. It did not become near so hot as yesterday.