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Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics : the History of the Explosive Tath Changed the World
Gunpowder Alchemy Bombards and Pyrotechnics the History of the Explosive Tath Changed the World
Author: Jack Kelly
When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first manmade explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns or bombs-neither of which had been thought of yet-their simple mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal went on to make the modern ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781435292581
ISBN-10: 1435292588
Publication Date: 5/29/2008
Pages: 261
Edition: Reprint
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