Gunpowder, explosives and the state : a technological history / edited by Brenda J. Buchanan
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Editor's introduction: setting the context; Part I Modern Perceptions and Ancient Knowledge; Realities and perceptions in the evolution of black powder making, Robert A. Howard; Gunpowder and its applications in ancient India, Asitesh Bhattacharya; The Indian response to firearms, 1300 - 1750, Iqtidar Alam Khan; Saltpetre: a commodity of Empire, Brenda J. Buchanan; Part II The Production of Saltpetre and Gunpowder in Europe; Venetian gunpowder in the second half of the 16th century: production, storage and use, Walter Panciera; The Barcarena gunpowder factory: its history and technological evolution between the 17th and 20th centuries, Antonio C. Quintela, Joao Luis Cardosa and Jose Manuel de Mascarenhas; Saltpetre at the intersection of military and agricultural interests in 18th-century Sweden, Thomas Kaiserfeld; The royal gunpowder mills at Torsebro: manufacturing and testing the product, Leif Martensson; Part III The Overseas Transfer of Technology From Europe; Portuguese overseas gunpowder factories, in particular those of Goa (India) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Jose Manuel de Mascarenhas; Gunpowder manufacture in Cairo from Bonaparte to Muhammad 'Ali: adaptation, innovation and the transfer of technology, 1798 - 1820, Patrice Bret; Eleve des Poudres: E.I. du Pont's multiple transfers of French technology, Darwin H. Stapleton; Unorthodox British technology at the Confederate Gunpowder Works at Augusta, Georgia, 1862 - 65, William S. Curtis; Part IV Military Technicalities; Breech-loading guns with removable powder chambers: a long-lived military technology, Kelly DeVries and Robert Douglas Smith; The smelting of iron cannons and consumption of gunpowder in Gipuzkoa in the 16th century, Ignacio M. Carrion Arregui; Rational mechanics as enlightenment engineering: Leonhard Euler and interior ballistics, Brett D. Steele; Pellets, pebbles and prisms: British munitions for larger guns, 1860 - 65, Seymour H. Mauskopf; Part V Modern Developments; Scientific reasoning and the empirical approach at the time of the European invention of smokeless powder, Rene Amiable; Smokeless powder: scientific and institutional contexts at the end of the 19th century, Richard E. Rice; Rackarock - on the path from black powder to ANFO, Ian D. Rae and James H. Whitehead; Explosives from oil: the transformation of Royal Dutch/Shell during World War I from oil to petrochemical company, Ernst Homburg; Index
PART ONE: MODERN PERCEPTIONS AND ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE. 1. Realities and Perceptions in the Evolution of Black Powder Making / Robert A. Howard. 2. Gunpowder and its Applications in Ancient India / Asitesh Bhattacharya. 3. The Indian Response to Firearms, 1300-1750 / Iqtidar Alam Khan. 4. Saltpetre: A Commodity of Empire / Brenda J. Buchanan. PART TWO. THE PRODUCTION OF SALTPETRE AND GUNPOWDER IN EUROPE. 5. Venetian Gunpowder in the Second Half of the Sixteenth Century: Production, Storage, Use / Walter Panciera. 6. The Barcarena Gunpowder Factory: its History and Technological Evolution between the Seventeenth and Twentieth Centuries / Antonio C. Quintela, João Luís Cardoso and José Manuel de Mascarenhas. 7. Saltpetre at hte Intersection of Military and Agricultural Interests in Eighteenth-Century Sweden / Thomas Kaiserfeld. 8. Torsebro Powder Mills, Sweden: Manufacturing and Testing the Product / Lefi Martenson. PART THREE. THE OVERSEAS TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FROME EUROPE. 9. Portuguese Overseas Gunpowder Factories, in Particular Those of Goa (India) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) / José Manuel de Mascarenhas. 10. Gunpowder Manufacture in Cairo from Bonaparte to Muhammad 'Ali: Adaptation, Innovation and the Transfer of Technology, 1798-1820 / Patrice Bret. 11. Élêve des Poudres: E.I. du Pont's Multiple Transfers of French Technology / Darwin H. Stapleton. 12. Unorthodox British Technology at the Confederate Gunpowder Works, Augusta, Georgia, 1862-1865 / William S. Curtis. PART FOUR: MILITARY TECHNICALITIES. 13. Breech-loading Guns with Removable Powder Chambers: A Long-lived Military Technology / Kelly DeVries and Robert Douglas Smith. 14. The Smelting of Iron Cannons and Consumption of Gunpowder in Gipuzkoa in the Sixteenth Century / Ignacio M. Carrión Arregui. 15. Rational Mechanics as Enlightenment Engineering: Leonhard Euler and Interior Ballistics / Brett D. Steele. 16. Pellets, Pebbles and Prisms: British Munition for Larger Guns, 1860-1885 / Seymour H. Mauskopf. PART FIVE: MODERN DEVELOPMENTS. 17. Scientific Reasoning and the Empirical Approach at the Time of the European Invention of Smokeless Powder / René Amiable. 18. Smokeless Powder: Scientific and Institutional Contexts at the End of the Nineteenth Century / Richard E. Rice. 19. Rackarock: on the Path frome Black Powder to ANFO / Ian D. Rae and James H. Whitehead. 20. Explosives from Oil: the Transformation of Royal Duthc/Shell during World War I from Oil to Petrochemical Company /Ernst Homburg.
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Editor's introduction: setting the context; Part I Modern Perceptions and Ancient Knowledge; Realities and perceptions in the evolution of black powder making, Robert A. Howard; Gunpowder and its applications in ancient India, Asitesh Bhattacharya; The Indian response to firearms, 1300 - 1750, Iqtidar Alam Khan; Saltpetre: a commodity of Empire, Brenda J. Buchanan; Part II The Production of Saltpetre and Gunpowder in Europe; Venetian gunpowder in the second half of the 16th century: production, storage and use, Walter Panciera; The Barcarena gunpowder factory: its history and technological evolution between the 17th and 20th centuries, Antonio C. Quintela, Joao Luis Cardosa and Jose Manuel de Mascarenhas; Saltpetre at the intersection of military and agricultural interests in 18th-century Sweden, Thomas Kaiserfeld; The royal gunpowder mills at Torsebro: manufacturing and testing the product, Leif Martensson; Part III The Overseas Transfer of Technology From Europe; Portuguese overseas gunpowder factories, in particular those of Goa (India) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Jose Manuel de Mascarenhas; Gunpowder manufacture in Cairo from Bonaparte to Muhammad 'Ali: adaptation, innovation and the transfer of technology, 1798 - 1820, Patrice Bret; Eleve des Poudres: E.I. du Pont's multiple transfers of French technology, Darwin H. Stapleton; Unorthodox British technology at the Confederate Gunpowder Works at Augusta, Georgia, 1862 - 65, William S. Curtis; Part IV Military Technicalities; Breech-loading guns with removable powder chambers: a long-lived military technology, Kelly DeVries and Robert Douglas Smith; The smelting of iron cannons and consumption of gunpowder in Gipuzkoa in the 16th century, Ignacio M. Carrion Arregui; Rational mechanics as enlightenment engineering: Leonhard Euler and interior ballistics, Brett D. Steele; Pellets, pebbles and prisms: British munitions for larger guns, 1860 - 65, Seymour H. Mauskopf; Part V Modern Developments; Scientific reasoning and the empirical approach at the time of the European invention of smokeless powder, Rene Amiable; Smokeless powder: scientific and institutional contexts at the end of the 19th century, Richard E. Rice; Rackarock - on the path from black powder to ANFO, Ian D. Rae and James H. Whitehead; Explosives from oil: the transformation of Royal Dutch/Shell during World War I from oil to petrochemical company, Ernst Homburg; Index
PART ONE: MODERN PERCEPTIONS AND ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE. 1. Realities and Perceptions in the Evolution of Black Powder Making / Robert A. Howard. 2. Gunpowder and its Applications in Ancient India / Asitesh Bhattacharya. 3. The Indian Response to Firearms, 1300-1750 / Iqtidar Alam Khan. 4. Saltpetre: A Commodity of Empire / Brenda J. Buchanan. PART TWO. THE PRODUCTION OF SALTPETRE AND GUNPOWDER IN EUROPE. 5. Venetian Gunpowder in the Second Half of the Sixteenth Century: Production, Storage, Use / Walter Panciera. 6. The Barcarena Gunpowder Factory: its History and Technological Evolution between the Seventeenth and Twentieth Centuries / Antonio C. Quintela, João Luís Cardoso and José Manuel de Mascarenhas. 7. Saltpetre at hte Intersection of Military and Agricultural Interests in Eighteenth-Century Sweden / Thomas Kaiserfeld. 8. Torsebro Powder Mills, Sweden: Manufacturing and Testing the Product / Lefi Martenson. PART THREE. THE OVERSEAS TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FROME EUROPE. 9. Portuguese Overseas Gunpowder Factories, in Particular Those of Goa (India) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) / José Manuel de Mascarenhas. 10. Gunpowder Manufacture in Cairo from Bonaparte to Muhammad 'Ali: Adaptation, Innovation and the Transfer of Technology, 1798-1820 / Patrice Bret. 11. Élêve des Poudres: E.I. du Pont's Multiple Transfers of French Technology / Darwin H. Stapleton. 12. Unorthodox British Technology at the Confederate Gunpowder Works, Augusta, Georgia, 1862-1865 / William S. Curtis. PART FOUR: MILITARY TECHNICALITIES. 13. Breech-loading Guns with Removable Powder Chambers: A Long-lived Military Technology / Kelly DeVries and Robert Douglas Smith. 14. The Smelting of Iron Cannons and Consumption of Gunpowder in Gipuzkoa in the Sixteenth Century / Ignacio M. Carrión Arregui. 15. Rational Mechanics as Enlightenment Engineering: Leonhard Euler and Interior Ballistics / Brett D. Steele. 16. Pellets, Pebbles and Prisms: British Munition for Larger Guns, 1860-1885 / Seymour H. Mauskopf. PART FIVE: MODERN DEVELOPMENTS. 17. Scientific Reasoning and the Empirical Approach at the Time of the European Invention of Smokeless Powder / René Amiable. 18. Smokeless Powder: Scientific and Institutional Contexts at the End of the Nineteenth Century / Richard E. Rice. 19. Rackarock: on the Path frome Black Powder to ANFO / Ian D. Rae and James H. Whitehead. 20. Explosives from Oil: the Transformation of Royal Duthc/Shell during World War I from Oil to Petrochemical Company /Ernst Homburg.
