Pyrotechnia or a Discourse of Artificial Fire-Works 1635

Name: Pyrotechnia or a Discourse of Artificial Fire-Works 1635
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ISBN: 9781847348371

ISBN-10: 1847348378

ISBN-13: 9781847348371

Edition: 2009

Authors: John Babington

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When this book was first published in 1635, fireworks were a relative novelty in the western world - although invented by the Chinese in ancient times. The author, an inferior gunner in the military service of Charles I, wrote his treatise on making fireworks for pleasure to please his superior officer, the Earl of Newport, Master of the King s Ordnance, to whom it is fulsomely dedicated. Babington writes in a clear how to style, and includes instructions - and delightful diagrams and illustrations - on making and lighting many types of fireworks familiar to us today, including rockets and Catherine wheels. There are many more elaborate fireworks listed too, including instructions for…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Naval & Military Press, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 92
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.19" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English