Gunpowder : alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the worl...
Gunpowder : alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the worl...
Gunpowder : alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the world / Jack Kelly.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c2004.
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N662.26/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Prologue : the Devil's distillate -- 1. Fire drug -- 2. Thundring noyse -- 3. The most pernicious arts -- 4. The Devills birds -- 5. Villainous saltpetre -- 6. Conquest's crimson wing -- 7. Nitro-aerial spirit -- 8. No one reasons -- 9. What victory costs -- 10. History out of control -- 11. The mee...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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Gunpowder : alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the world / Jack Kelly.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N662.26/1
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74VKDXWzem2b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKDXWzem2b
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ISBN
0465037186
9780465037186
DDC
662.26
MMS ID
991019009079702626
