Gunpowder
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Main Authors: | |
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Published: |
Franklin Watts,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Inventions that shaped the world |
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Carrier Form: | 80 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
0531123715 9780531123713 0531167445 (pbk.) 9780531167441 (pbk.) 1439525382 (Paw Prints lib. bdg.) 9781439525388 (Paw Prints lib. bdg.) |
Index Number: | TQ56 |
CLC: | TQ56-49 |
Call Number: | TQ56-49/T866 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76) and index. Flash and bang -- Seeds of war -- An explosive discovery -- The powder makers -- Ready, aim, fire! -- Big booms -- Gunpowder: a timeline -- Glossary. Describes the invention of gunpowder, the impact it has had on modern culture, and patterns of change that resulted from its use. |