Identifier: popularsciencemo89newyuoft (find matches)
Title: Popular science monthly
Year: 1872 (1870s)
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Subjects: Science
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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The illustrationbelow shows akite balloon ris-ing from thedeck of its trans-port to make areconnaissancetour of the coun-try surroundingSalonika. Theballoon is in-visible to enemyairmen when itis being trans-ported fromplace to place inthe vitals of thebigwartransport 215 Science Is Terrible, When Applied to War
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i Above, one of the big anti-aircraft machine guns mountedon a motor-truck trying to getthe range of an enemy air-raider.The concussion of the gun whenfired is sHghtly overcome by aniron beam underneath the rear ofthe truck. The beam is equippedwith jacks on either end to clampit securely to concrete blocks car-ried for that important purpose At left, a piece of a 15-inch shellfrom a British battleship. Thisi;ives a fairly accurate idea of thehugeness of these shells and theilcstruction they can cause whenthey strike to the heart of atarget. In the recent navalbattle between the high-sea fleetsiif both England and Germanytlicse shells were fired withabandon at a range of miles ) IrtMH llluiilrutlKK (-<J 216 Economy Born of Necessity A group of hungry people around a soupcaldron in Berlin waiting their turn to pro-curt their portion of soup which is sold forthirty-five pfennings (about 8Jc.) a helping

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