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Boom!: The Chemistry and History of Explosives
Boom The Chemistry and History of Explosives
Author: Simon Quellen Field
Black powder, the world?s first chemical explosive, was originally developed during the Tang dynasty in China, in the seventh century. It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them so that the particles of each component were tiny a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781613738054
ISBN-10: 1613738056
Publication Date: 7/1/2017
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Book Type: Paperback
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