A table collected from Henrion, whose method of adjusting the
charges is the same as in the preceding table.
Weight of |Powder |Saltpetre. | Brimstone. | Charcoal.
composition.| | | |
------------| ----------|-----------|------------|------------
lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. oz.
------------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------
1} | | | |
2} | 1 0 | | | 0 2
or, | 1 0 | 1 0 | | 0 1
3 | 4½ | 0 1 | | 0 1
| | | |
4} | | | |
8} | 4 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 0 4
| | | |
| 1 8 | 0 4 | | 0 2
or, | | | |
| 1 0 | 0 4 | | 0 1
| | | |
| 3 ½ | 0 10 | | 0 3½
| | | |
8} | | |{ 0 2 }|
} | 2 5 | 0 0 |{steel dust}| 0 6
10} | | |{ 0 2 }|
| | | |
12 |17 0 | 0 4 | 0 3½ | 0 7
| | | |
14} | | |{ 0 3 }|
} | 2 8 | 0 9 |{steel dust}| 0 3
15} | | |{ 0 3 }|
| | | |
1 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 0 3
| | | |
2 0 | 0 2 | 0 12 | 0 1 | 0 3
| | | |
3 0} | | |{ 1 4 } |
} | 0 0 | 8 0 |{steel dust}| 2 2
10 0} | |{ 0 2 }|