10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAVELIN»
Discover the use of
ravelin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ravelin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mysteries of
Ravelin Castle
Alla Pfauntsch. Days went by, one by one. Lidia could not speak to anyone,
including Lars, about her underwater experience. She did although practice
holding her breath. Weeks continued passing by, one by one. Time flew faster
than Lidia ...
2
Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
The ravelin was probably first constructed in the place of the moreantient
barbacan by the Italian engineers of the sixteenth century, when, on account of
the general employment of cannon in sieges, the antient towers and walls of
masonry ...
3
The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Cross & ...
By the night of 3 August they were at last fairly in control at this point; and a new
phase of the siege began when they started shooting down the ditches in the
moat on both sides of the ravelin opposite them. The most desperate attacks
failed to ...
4
The Maltese Cross: A Strategic History of Malta
First, the industrious Turgut set up a new battery of guns on a high point of land at
the entrance to the Marsamxett directly across the harbor from St. Elmo, a range
of only 600 paces.31 A more serious crisis that day involved the ravelin.
Dennis Angelo Castillo, 2006
5
The English cyclopædia: A new dictionary of universal knowledge
Plan of a Front of Fortification according to the Method of Cormontaingne. 80
yards to an inch. a. tjulid Bastion; b, Hollow ditto ; x, Retrenchment ; p, Tenaille ; o
, Caponuicre ; <i q, Ravelin; v. Redoubt in ditto; l l, Re-entering places of Arms;
w w, ...
6
Papers on Geometrical Drawing: On the Arms in Use and ...
By still further enlarging the ravelin, these advantages are increased ; and in the
Modern System, the greatest admissible projection has been assigned to it, by
giving its salient angle an opening of 60 degrees, and directing its faces to points
...
Joseph Ellison Portlock, 1858
7
Arts and Sciences: Or, Fourth Division of "The English ...
1, Bastion], and they were enfiladed from the rampart of the ravelin (<j), or from
the glacis of the places of arms (l). Besides affording additional fires for the
defence of the main ditch, the tenaille serves to cover, in part, the rcvetmeut of the
...
8
The Elements of Navigation
But the difficulty of erecting a battery on the head of the glacis against the face of
a bastion, is rather to great too be undertaken, while the place is defended by the
whole fire of the adjacent face of the ravelin i and therefore the besiegers can ...
John Robertson, William Wales, James Wilson (M. D., of London.), 1780
9
The English Cyclopaedia: Division. Geography. 4v. and Suppl
A. Solid Bastion ; n, Hollow ditto ; x, Retrenchment ; P, Tenallle ; o, Caponniere ; a
0, Ravelin ; v, Redoubt ill ditto ; . i , Re-entering places of Anns ; w w, Redoubts in
ditto j a E, Covered-way ; I t, Traverses j B s, Glacis ; j, Barbette battery.
10
Instruction in fortification, military engineering, and ...
These conditions arc fulfilled by giving the ravelin a command over it3 glacis of 9
^ feet, the same slope of 1 'in 25 being given to it, as to the glacis of the bastion.
The bastion having a ReliefofGlacis. command of only 14^ feet above its glacis, ...
Woolwich roy. military acad, 1871
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAVELIN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ravelin is used in the context of the following news items.
Saint-Cyprien : répit estival pour le boulodrome du Ravelin
Le collectif qui s'est constitué pour défendre le terrain de boules de la place du Ravelin s'est réuni, samedi midi, sur cette même place, afin de rencontrer les ... «ladepeche.fr, Jul 15»
St-Rome-de-Tarn : ils vont mettre le feu au Ravelin !
Au programme des festivités organisées à partir de 19 h sur la place du Ravelin : repas ; feu d'artifice tiré à 23 h sur le Tarn ; bal populaire avec Rockness avec ... «Midi Libre, Jul 15»
Toulouse. Le boulodrome de la place du Ravelin à Saint-Cyprien …
Selon le maire de quartier de Saint-Cyprien, Franck Biasotto, aucun travaux visant à faire disparaitre le boulodrome de la place du Ravelin n'aura lieu durant ... «Côté Toulouse, Jul 15»
A Toulouse, le projet de bétonisation du terrain de pétanque met les …
C'est ce que demandent dans une pétition près de 500 riverains de la place du Ravelin. Ils dénoncent un projet de bétonnage du terrain de pétanque. «Francetv info, Jun 15»
Ils défendent leur boulodrome
Boules de pétanque et pétition en main. Des riverains de la place du Ravelin, dans le quartier Saint-Cyprien de Toulouse, se mobilisent depuis quelques jours. «ladepeche.fr, Jun 15»
Ravelin, Connexion, Petit London, Filochard : La fête de la musique …
Au bar du Ravelin on ne fêtera pas seulement le solstice d'été mais aussi les 60 ans de Michel Platini, le septième anniversaire de l'autonomie renforcée du ... «Toulouse Infos, Jun 15»
CVU student, Hinesburg cyclist dead after crash
The bicyclist's body came to rest at least 100 feet from where the car rested, said Vermont State Police Sgt. Paul Ravelin. Ravelin was unable to provide more ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Apr 15»
State police warn of car break ins at trails
“They'll be several in one day, they can be consecutive days,” said Sergeant Paul Ravelin. “These individuals are traveling around hitting the spots. There's no ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Apr 15»
Frühlingsfest im Ravelin 2
Frühlingsfest im Ravelin 2. Zu der Benefiz-Open-Air Veranstaltung „Frühling im Ravelin“ am Sonnabend, den 11. April, ab 16 Uhr lädt der „Sanierungsverein ... «Magdeburger Sonntag, Apr 15»
Barclays unveils latest fintech stars
Ravelin, a producer of “machine learning” software to help spot fraud. Godesic, which provides a platform that helps manage IT infrastructure projects in the ... «theTally, Mar 15»
