It further noted ashort term attempt to continue gunpowder production at this site immediately afterBerisford ceased, but concluded that this venture cannot have lasted long, for inMarch 1653 the Ordnance officers, keen to expand gunpowder production during the First Dutch War, enquired whether ...
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The production of the strongest powder does not depend alone upon the evolution of the largest volume of gas, but the above table is of interest since the three descriptions of wood which head the list have long been considered by universal consent as the best adapted for the manufacture of ...
It further noted ashort term attempt to continue gunpowder production at this site immediately afterBerisford ceased, but concluded that this venture cannot have lasted long, for inMarch 1653 the Ordnance officers, keen to expand gunpowder production during the First Dutch War, enquired whether ...
With an increasing need as gun warfare became more common, by the time of the U.S. Civil War, men were manufacturing potassium nitrate in huge amounts. One process, known as the French method, involved mixing manure with ashes, straw and urine; the mixture would be tended for many months...
The English Civil War (1642–1645) led to an expansion of the gunpowder industry, with the repeal of the Royal Patent in August 1641.[44] Two British physicists, Andrew Noble and Frederick Abel, worked to improve the properties of black powder during the late 19th century. This formed the...
Everyone was tense over the ongoing famine/royal debt, and one thing led to another, and there was a civil war called the Second Baron's War.Quick summary of the Second Baron's War: Henry III and his army-leading son were defeated and captured at the Battle of Lewes, then in a bone...
By 1802, a powder mill was operating in Lexington, Ky., and others sprang up as the need for gunpowder increased during the War of 1812.By the time the Civil War erupted, however, local production had dropped, and both Union and Confederate officials quickly offered residents in these areas...