Project Gutenberg 2021-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 200 Mowbray, George M. Tri-nitro-glycerine, as Applied in the Hoosac Tunnel, Submarine Blasting, etc., etc., etc. Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Tri-nitro-glycerine, as Applied in the Hoosac Tunnel, Submarine Blasting, etc." by Geo. M. Mowbray is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The text discusses the properties and applications of the explosive tri-nitro-glycerin, particularly in relation to its use in the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel and various submarine blasting operations. Topics include manufacturing details, safety considerations, and the comparison of tri-nitro-glycerin with other explosives. At the start of the work, Mowbray recounts historical explosions caused by nitro-glycerin, highlighting notable incidents in New York and San Francisco that led to significant destruction and loss of life. The text emphasizes the importance of understanding this explosive's properties to ensure safety and efficacy in engineering applications. Mowbray's motivation to explore the use of nitro-glycerin stems from the need for a powerful and reliable blasting agent that could improve tunneling efforts, as evidenced by experiments and reports from engineers involved in the Hoosac Tunnel project. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Explosives Hoosac Tunnel (Mass.) Blasting Nitroglycerin TP Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Engineering & Technology 293925 2025-07-26T06:45:40.774350 text/html 270889 2024-10-18T14:46:47 text/html 1407622 2025-07-26T06:45:46.471831 application/epub+zip 1405827 2025-07-26T06:45:42.048399 application/epub+zip 177525 2025-07-26T06:45:41.484369 application/epub+zip 1485693 2025-07-26T06:45:49.733833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1469016 2025-07-26T06:45:45.968877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242783 2022-09-29T15:36:53.002806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259743 2025-07-26T06:45:40.260362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239574 2024-10-18T14:46:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16967 2025-07-26T06:45:49.877812 application/rdf+xml 21162 2025-07-26T06:45:41.579355 image/jpeg 2662 2025-07-26T06:45:41.531354 image/jpeg 1639577 2025-07-26T06:45:40.858379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog