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IN reply to a letter on bullet-proof shields, in the last number of NATURE, I wish to state that some preliminary experiments with spheres show that the energy of the shot is transmitted to the spheres nearly in line with the direction of the blow, to such a degree that great damage is done to the board to which the spheres are attached. This is not the case when rods are used. I hope shortly to give the details of my experiments on the subject.
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SMITH, F. Bullet-Proof Shields. Nature 50, 174 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/050174b0
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