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Bookmark or Share- How Does a Cannon Work? | SciencingA cannon, really, is simply a kind of gun in which the mass of the "bullet" is very large. As such, it obeys the same laws of projectile motion, and understanding projectile physics will help you understand cannon physics. History of Cannons.
- Round shot - WikipediaA round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun. Its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the barrel from which it is shot. A round shot fired from a large-caliber gun is also called a cannonball.
- Wondering Out Loud: Did cannonballs explode? | Notre Dame ...The following century weapons makers did develop hollow iron balls filled with gunpowder and fitted with a fuse that had to be lit just before firing. But the difficulty in handling these primitive time bombs and in getting them to explode at the target made them both dangerous and unreliable.
- Cannon Projectiles of the American Revolution – Revolutionary ...Projectiles can be grouped into the following: cannon ball or shot, shell, canister or case shot, grape and pineapple, split shot, chain shot, bar shot, and hot shot. Each will be explained further in that order. Six pounder cannon ball. Cannon ball or shot was a sphere cast in iron.
- Cannonballs: Size Matters | WIREDCannonballs: Size Matters | WIRED. Science. Dec 9, 2011 12:17 PM. Cannonballs: Size Matters. The MythBusters had a cannonball get out of control. How fast was the cannonball going? Does...
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