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H. W. L. Hime. Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress
Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress
Table of Contents
PART I
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
I
II
III
CHAPTER II. SALTPETRE
Waltham Abbey, 1860
Whitehorne, 1560
“Liber Ignium,” cir. 1300
Hassan er-Rammah, 1275-95
Roger Bacon, cir. 1248
CHAPTER III. THE GREEKS
CHAPTER IV. MARCUS GRÆCUS
CHAPTER V. THE ARABS
CHAPTER VI. THE HINDUS
CHAPTER VII. THE CHINESE
CHAPTER VIII. FRIAR BACON
Cap. IX
Cap. X
Cap. XI
PART II. THE PROGRESS OF AMMUNITION
CHAPTER IX. ANALYTICAL TABLE OF AMMUNITION
CHAPTER X. HAND AMMUNITION
Fire-Arrows and Fire-Pikes
Hand Grenades
CHAPTER XI. WAR ROCKETS
CHAPTER XII. GUNPOWDER
CHAPTER XIII. SHOCK PROJECTILES
Darts
Round Shot
Case
Shrapnel
CHAPTER XIV. IGNEOUS PROJECTILES
Hot Shot
Incendiary Fireballs
Incendiary Shell
Carcasses
Explosive Fireballs
Explosive Shell
CHAPTER XV. IGNITERS
Hot Wires, Priming Powder, Matches, and Portfires
Tubes
Time Fuzes
Percussion and Concussion Fuzes
CHAPTER XVI. SIGNALS
Signal Rockets
Fixed Lights
Fireworks
Footnote
INDEX
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H. W. L. Hime
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Natural saltpetre is dissolved in boiling water, the insoluble impurities removed, and the solution evaporated by the sun or artificial heat. The solid residue is grough saltpetre, and contains 1 to 10 per cent. of impurities, consisting of the chlorides of potassium and sodium, sulphates of potash, soda, and calcium, vegetable matter, sand, and moisture.
B. Boiling the solution of grough saltpetre.
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