Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annual of Scientific Discovery, or Year-Book of Facts in Science and Art for 1866 and 1867: Exhibiting the Most Important Discoveries and Improvements in Mechanics, Useful Arts, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, Zo�logy, Botany, Mineralogy, Meteorology, Geography, Antiquities, Etc
The new gunpowder of Capt. Schultze, made from wood, by a process Similar to that of making gun-cotton, bids fair to rival the Old explosive for certain purposes. Nitroglycerine and gun-paper have also been successfully introduced, the former for blasting, and the latter for small arms.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
