Gunpowder: The History of an International Technology |
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Contents
The origin of rockets in China | 25 |
The role of the Mongols in the introduction of gunpowder | 33 |
its importance in the early history of black | 45 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Gunpowder: The History of an International Technology |
| Editor | Brenda J. Buchanan |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Bath University Press, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 11, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0861971248, 9780861971244 |
| Length | 403 pages |
| Subjects | › Technology & Engineering / General |
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