Gunpowder : The History of the Explosive That Changed the World by Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly

Gunpowder : The History of the Explosive That Changed the World

Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly

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Invented by Chinese alchemists to frighten evil spirits, the simple mixture of saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal went on to make the modern world possible. As word of its explosive properties spread from Asia to Europe, from pyrotechnics to battlesh...

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