Abstract
FOR the past two years a stupendous undertaking has been in course of development at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, which bids fair to rival in point of solidity and grandeur of dimensions the works of ancient Egypt itself. We allude to the gigantic steam-hammer which is being erected in the gun factories, for the purpose of welding more swiftly and efficaciously than can possibly be done at present the coils of which such massive pieces of ordnance as ourmodern “Woolwich Infants” consist. The first phase in this undertaking, viz. the laying of an appropriate foundation for the hammer, has now been accomplished, and will be the subject of the present paper. The hammer itself, which is still in an unfinished condition, although rapidly approaching completion, will be treated of subsequently. It is out of the question, in the compass of a brief sketch, to give an adequate idea of all the labour and thought that has been expended upon these foundations, but an endeavour will be made to condense as far as possible the most interesting part of their history into a few words.
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The Thirty-Ton Steam-Hammer at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich . Nature 9, 145–146 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/009145b0
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