View Download (14.37 MB) Description PDFC-Encyclopaedia Britannica 9th Edition 1891, vol 14 KAO-LON.pdf Back to library

Author: Jack Kelly IDs: Amazon: 0465037224 Google: G6sstAEACAAJ ISBN: 9780465037223 View Download (2.2 MB) Description When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first manmade explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns or bombs—neither of which had been thought of yet—their simple mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal went on to make the modern world possible.

Authors: National Research Council, Division On Earth, Life Studies, Board On Environmental Studies, Toxicology, Committee To Assess The Health Implications Of Perchlorate Ingestion IDs: ISBN: 9780309181358 Google: 05F0iOqvwgAC View Download (2.6 MB) Description Perchlorateâ€"a powerful oxidant used in solid rocket fuels by the military and aerospace industryâ€"has been detected in public drinking water supplies of over 11 million people at concentrations of at least 4 parts per billion (ppb). High doses of perchlorate can decrease thyroid hormone production by inhibiting the uptake of iodide by the thyroid.

Author: Jai Prakash Agrawal IDs: Google: rqZROysoS7QC Amazon: 3527326103 ISBN: 9783527326105 View Download (2.72 MB) Description Authored by an insider with over 40 years of high energy materials (HEMs) experience in academia, industry and defense organizations, this handbook and ready reference covers all important HEMs from the 1950s to the present with their respective properties and intended purposes. Written at an attainable level for professionals, engineers and technicians alike, the book provides a comprehensive view of the current status and suggests further directions for research and development.

Author: Ernst-Christian Koch IDs: ISBN: 9783110660524 Google: bOsUEAAAQBAJ Amazon: 3110660520 View Download (28.21 MB) Description This dictionary contains 739 entries with about 1400 references to the primary literature. Details on the composition, performance, sensitivity and other pertinent properties of Energetic Materials such as High Explosives, Propellants, Pyrotechnics, as well as important ingredients such as Oxidizers, Fuels, Binders, and Modifiers are given and presented partly in over 180 tables with more than 240 structural formulas .

Author: Dominykas Juknelvičius IDs: DOI: 10.15388/vu.thesis.122 View Download (6.91 MB) Back to library

Author: John Donner IDs: Google: _IIOAAAACAAJ ISBN: 9781581600193 Amazon: 1581600194 View Download (256.34 KB) Description Here John Donner takes you back to a time when there were fewer restrictions on fireworks, including the classics such as globe torpedoes and cracker balls. He also describes the materials needed to safely construct and handle impact firecrackers. For academic study only. About the Author John Donner, who has been honing his skills as a pyrotechnist for more than 30 years, preserves for all time the now all-but-outlawed techniques that makers of traditional fireworks have used and Americans have enjoyed for generations.

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Author: Vennie Lloyd IDs: ISBN: 9781283492195 View Download (4.97 MB) Back to library

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