Bibliograph

Gunpowder, alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the world, Jack Kelly

Type

Label

Gunpowder, alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the world, Jack Kelly

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gunpowder

Oclc number

53796866

Responsibility statement

Jack Kelly

Sub title

alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the world

Table Of Contents

Prologue: the devil's distillate -- Fire drug -- Thundring noyse -- The most pernicious arts -- The devills birds -- Villainous saltpetre -- Conquest's crimson wing -- Nitro-aerial spirit -- No one reasons -- What victory costs -- History out of control -- The meeting of heaven and earth -- Appalling grandeur -- The old article -- Epilogue: something new

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