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Progress in Explosives From Saltpeter to Gun Cotton
A historical overview traces explosive development from saltpeter to gun cotton and nitroglycerin, detailing gunpowder composition, Barcelo and brown powder, Alfred Nobel’s balnetite, cordite, and smokeless powders. It notes naval and military shifts toward detonating devices, torpedoes, and mines, with warnings on stability and bore erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
Europe
Barcelo
Germany
United States Navy
Breiter
England
France
Alfred Nobel
Bracount
Nancy
Schobel
Bottger
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Sobrero
Turin
America
Austria
Hirtenberg
Hirtenbirg
Bhhultse
Dotendam
Bir Prederick Abel
War Department
Tnis64 Vielle
Frederick Abel
James Dewar
Carunida
United States Naval
United States War Department
United States
Hilro
Benn
Farragut
Mississippi River
Adamnael
Muptain Lupuls
United States’ Service
Professor Hill
United States Torpedo Station
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