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on. See also weapons. Fig. 1070 gives an idea of the proportionate magnitudes of some of the projectiles of celebrated cannon. The diameters and weights are inscribed in figures; the upper figure being the bore, the lower figure the weight, of the shot. (The balls a t i, in the figure, are of stone.) For description of the cannon themselves, see cannon. In Fig. 1070, a is the stone projectile of TsarPooschka (Muscovite). b shows seven sizes of the Turkish granite balls of Scutari, weighing respectively 373, 498, 747, 810, 871, 1,182, and 1,640 pounds. c is the basalt ball of Male — k-y-mydan (Indian). d is the granite ball of the great gun of Mohammed II. e, the stone ball of Dulle-Griete (Flemish). f, stone ball of Dhool-Dhance (East Indian). g, stone ball of Mons Meg (Scotch). h, granite ball of Michelette le Grand. i, granite ball of Michelette le Petite. j, Mallet's iron bomb (English). k, to s, English elongated iron projectiles. t