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Plate 45: Tools and instruments used with mortars
- 1660
Fig. 100: Instrument to find the center of a mortar's mouth.
Fig. 101: Stone scale.
Fig. 102: Metal ring to measure caliber.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery, Weights and measures
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Plate 44: Instrument to calculate mortar angle
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 43: Tools and instruments used with mortars
- 1660
Fig. 96: Wooden shim to adjust the grade.
Fig. 97: Compass.
Fig. 98: Calipers.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Arnold Beckman receiving the National Medal of Science from President George H. W. Bush
- 1989-Oct-18
Arnold O. Beckman at the White House with President George H. W. Bush, receiving the National Medal of Science "for his leadership in the development of analytical instrumentation, and for his deep and abiding concern…
- Photographer Valdez, D.
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Bush, George, 1924-2018, Award presentations, Presidents
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Plate 50: Inclinometer
- 1660
Figure 116 is described in the text as a wad hook. The pictured instrument appears to be an inclinometer.
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery, Inclinometer
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Plate 49: Tools to test the quality of heavy artillery
- 1660
Fig. 114: Diagram of method to test the quality of the cast form of artillery.
Fig. 115: Tool to test whether the bore is pitted.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 48: Tools used with heavy artillery
- 1660
Figs. 108-109 and 112: Steel needles to clean the touch hole.
Fig. 110: Nuremberg scale for iron, lead, and stone.
Fig. 111: Square.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery, Weights and measures
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Plate 47: Other artillery and parts
- 1660
Fig. 104: Double hackbut or large wall gun.
Fig. 105: Diagram of a loading shovel for artillery.
Fig. 106: Diagram to calculate the caliber of stone ball relative to the mouth of the barrel.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 42: Mortar and carriage
- 1660
Fig. 94: Cross-section of a mortar.
Fig. 95: Mortar carriage.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 51: Fully assembled petard with scale
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery, Weights and measures
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Plate 41: Parts to assemble and mount a petard
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 40: Petard and parts
- 1660
Fig. 90: Cross-section of a petard.
Fig. 91: Reinforced madrier (above) and cut-away perspectival view of how the petard mounts into the madrier (below).- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 38: Mortar-fired triumph projectile
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 37: Pyrotechnic storm weapons
- 1660
Fig. 85: Storm keg.
Fig. 86: Storm pot.
Fig. 87: Storm keg.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Weapons, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 35: Cartridge for pyrotechnic hail; storm wreath
- 1660
Fig. 81: Cartridge for pyrotechnic hail described in text as figure 80.
Fig. 82: Storm wreath.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 34: Projectile for breaking ramparts
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 32: Grenade to be shot from a kartouwe
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Grenades, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 31: Grenades
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Grenades, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 29: Mortar-fired grenades; hand grenades
- 1660
Fig. 65: Mortar-fired rock grenade.
Fig. 66: Diagram for glass grenade.
Fig. 67: Diagram for iron grenade.
Fig. 68: Diagram for lead grenade.
Fig. 69: General diagram for grenade holes.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Grenades, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 30: Grenades
- 1660
Figs. 70-71: Combustion tubes in grenades.
Figs. 72-74: Grenades.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Grenades, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 28: Stormballs
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 27: Stormball and its parts
- 1660
Fig. 61: Explosives.
Fig. 62: Stormball in cross-section and volumetric depiction.- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 26: Explosive ball
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery
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Plate 25: Cluster fireball
- 1660
- Engraver Brawe, Hermann
- Publisher Schwänder, Johann Georg
- Subject Ordnance, Explosives, Artillery