Although the use of poison gas was banned by the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, Germany turned to this industry for what it hoped would be a decisive weapon to break the deadlock of trench warfare. Chlorine gas was first used on the battlefield in April 1915 at the Second Battle of...
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One of the first permanent colonies in America was James Town in Virginia. At this time the English were quite threatened by the great expanse of Europe and Spain. They were also watching as how the new riches greatly helped these nations. In December, 1606 The Susan Constant, Godspeed and...
aRocket technology has progressed considerably since the days of ‘fire arrows’ (bamboo poles filled with gunpowder) first used in China around 500 BC, and, during the Sung Dynasty, to repel Mongol invaders at the battle of Kaifeng (Kai-fung fu) in AD 1232. These ancient rockets stand in...
An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder. accensor noun (n.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers. accentor noun (n.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. noun (n.) A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes...
Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc. noun (n.) The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of...
I'm still amazed that I completed my essay with minimal use of white-out. FROM: JOE ENGLISH ('67): I had Al Millar as my first English professor at CNC. I suppose he is not alive now. The article stated it was in memory of him but gave no date about his passing. Editor: Dr....
gunpowder. Virtually unchanged since its invention in China in the 9th Century, black gunpowder created large amounts of residue orfoulingthat quickly clogged up the mechanisms of early would-be machine guns, making sustained fire impossible. In 1886, however, the French Army introduced an innovatio...