ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORDITE
From cord + -ite1, referring to its stringy appearance.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORDITE»
Discover the use of
cordite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cordite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Death Smells of
Cordite: A Classic Crime Novel
A Classic Crime Novel Gordon Landsborough. BORGO PRESS BOOKS BY
GORDON LANDSBOROUGH Call in the Feds!: A Classic Suspense Novel Death
Smells of Cordite: A Classic Crime Novel F.B.I. Showdown: A Classic Suspense ...
Gordon Landsborough, 2013
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Cordite and Testosterone - Why Men Should Not Be Running the ...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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British Battlecruisers, 1914-18
Each shell requires four cordite charges to be fired. Each cordite charge is
encased in a silk bag and at one end is a pouch containing 16o/. (454g) of
gunpowder, which acts as the igniter to explode the cordite when the gun is fired.
The igniter ...
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Naval Weapons of World War One
Cordite MD was adopted partly because it seemed, in 1900, that the French were
getting much better value out of their poudre B (Powder B), achieving higher
muzzle velocities in guns with the same length. The question therefore arose of ...
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Articles on
Cordite, Including: Frederick Abel, James Dewar, ...
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Explosive Effects and Applications
The first cordite had a high- flame temperature and caused erosion of gun barrels
and significant muzzle flash. Modified cordite was produced next, with a lower-
flame temperature, but a still-unacceptable muzzle flash. This latter problem was
...
Jonas A. Zukas, William Walters, William P. Walters, 2002
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Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated ...
450/400 3 1/4-inch BPE and Nitro Express Factory Ballistics Bullet (grains/type)
Powder Grains Velocity Energy Source/Comments 230 - 300 lead Blackpowder (
FFg) 110.0 Factory load 270 - 316 SP Cordite 45.0 – 48.0 Factory load, Nitro for ...
Frank C. Barnes, Holt Bodinson, 2009
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the scientific papers of sir geoffrey ingram taylor
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor. 480 33 THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CORDITE
DURING IMPACT STRESSING* Paper written for the Advisory Council on
Scientific Research and Technical Development, Ministry of Supply (1942) This
report ...
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, 1959
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORDITE»
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cordite is used in the context of the following news items.
Making tracks and leaving impressions
“There is a fair bit of smoke and dust blast from the outside and a slightly foul smell from the cordite ignition. There is obviously the loud boom ... «Haliburton County Echo, Jul 15»
Jean's love letter to the Ipswich of yesterday
Exposure to cordite triggered splitting headaches that would dog her. But happiness arrived when she met Suffolk Regiment soldier Jim Jordan ... «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
Supreme Court ruling on threats may affect Connecticut case
Taupier also wrote: "They can steal my kids from my cold dead bleeding cordite filled fists ... as my 60 round mag falls to the floor and I'm dying ... «The Courier-Express, Jul 15»
Hughes legacy will be tested
The whiff of verbal cordite was in the air even before David Warner revived memories of his contretemps with Joe Root. James Anderson trod ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
Was HG Wells the first to think of the atom bomb?
... power to destroy a whole block of buildings - nay to concentrate the force of a thousand tons of cordite and blast a township at a stroke?". «BBC News, Jul 15»
Aurelia review: John Hawke recalls romance of dreams
Cordite Books. $20. Aurelia is one of four new volumes from Cordite Books, an imprint of well-established on-line journal Cordite Poetry ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Lynn needs to enforce fireworks law
Calling the cops elicits a yawn when the bombs bursting in my neighborhood rival most town sponsored displays, and the cordite smoke fogs ... «Daily Item, Jul 15»
Emails show weird world of Hillary
And, in fact, one might even say that as far as gun smoke goes, there is a strong whiff of cordite around Clinton when it comes to her claims ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
State of the Union: A Fourth of July film roundup that goes beyond …
As a cordite-and-blood scented right-wing freak-out fantasy, it shock 'n' awed, albeit cheesily. 2012's remake switched up the bad guys to North ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
Four names of fallen soldiers to be added to Leamington war memorial
The Naval Court of Enquiry concluded that the explosions was most likely caused by the overheating of cordite charges stored alongside a ... «Warwick Courier, Jun 15»
