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Gunpowder - History

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Works from the collections

5 works

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    A history of Greek fire and gunpowder / [James Riddick Partington].

    Partington, J. R. (James Riddick), 1886-1965. | Date: [1960]
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    Monumenta pulveris pyrii : reproductions of ancient pictures concerning the history of gunpowder, with explanatory notes / [Oscar Guttmann].

    Guttmann, Oscar, 1855-1910. | Date: 1906
    • Student dissertations

    "Of wounds made by gunshot..." : the theory of gunpowder poisoning from the 14th to the 16th century / Samuel johnson.

    Johnson, Samuel. | Date: 2010
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    Gunpowder : the history of an international technology / edited by Brenda J. Buchanan.

    | Date: 1996
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    Archimedes and the invention of artillery and gunpowder / D.L. Simms.

    Simms, D. L. | Date: 1987

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