Many of them are aimed at gas, and there are several grim summaries of death and fires due to gas-leaks or explosions. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Explosions have occurred, however, in cases where it is extremely doubtful whether gas has been present in dangerous quantity, and attention has been drawn to the possible causes. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
We have seen, in treating of safes and locks, how burglars keep pace with the latest inventions to protect property by the use of dynamite and nitro-glycerine explosions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Dangerous boiler explosions have occurred because the boiler walls were not strong enough to withstand the pressure of the steam (which is water in the form of gas). 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
The reason why those little preliminary explosions took place was that a little had spattered out on the edge of the filter paper, and had dried first and exploded. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Explosions of coal-gas were only too common in the mines of England. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
The early breech-loaders had been discarded, as it was not known how to make the breech gas-tight, and the explosions rendered the guns more dangerous to their users than to the enemy. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
But the number of disastrous explosions has not been materially reduced. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Amy teased Jo, and Jo irritated Amy, and semioccasional explosions occurred, of which both were much ashamed afterward. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
But numerous explosions of boilers on the North American rivers have operated as a caution against the introduction of high-pressure engines in steam-boats in this country. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
My regiment lost four commissioned officers, all senior to me, by steamboat explosions during the Mexican war. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
Why are Windows Broken by Explosions? 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
The students were shouting half-articulated words that tailed off in helpless explosions. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
The pain from the pricking of the skin by the needles is exasperating; but when the explosions of the cartridges commence the animal becomes frantic. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
Explosions, Mr. Blake, are infinitely milder than they were. 威尔基·柯林斯.月亮宝石.
Callous indifference and explosions from strain alternate. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
Colliery explosions of fire-damp (marsh gas) became alarmingly frequent, especially in the north of England. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Several explosions took place in consequence, in one of which twenty-three men were killed. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
He employs two different mixtures, one a feebly explosive mixture, and the other a strongly explosive mixture, used to operate on the piston and thus prolong the explosions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
The enemy must have lost more in the two explosions than we did in the firSt. We lost none in the second. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
But very dexterous at producing explosions, the gypsy said. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
A great noise was produced by these constant explosions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Storm, who in that year took out a gunpowder engine patent in the United States, in which the air was compressed by the explosions of small charges of gunpowder. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
A society, however, was formed to protect the miners from injury thr ough gas explosions, and Davy was asked for advice. 李贝.西洋科学史.
After an interval the explosions ceased, but the flames still shot up from various quarters; the dome of St. Sophia had disappeared. 玛丽·雪莱.最后一个人.