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Gunpowder is a low explosive: it does not detonate, but rather deflagrates (burns quickly). This is an advantage in a propellant device, where one does not desire a shock that would shatter the gun and potentially harm the operator; however, it is a drawback when an explosion is desired.
Earliest known written formula for gunpowder, from the Wujing Zongyao of 1044 AD.. Gunpowder is the first explosive to have been developed. Popularly listed as one of the "Four Great Inventions" of China, it was invented during the late Tang dynasty (9th century) while the earliest recorded chemical formula for gunpowder dates to the Song dynasty (11th century).
Finnish smokeless powder. Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder. Because of their similar use, both the original black powder formulation and the smokeless propellant which replaced it are commonly described as gunpowder.
At its roots, the history of chemical explosives lies in the history of gunpowder. [1] [2] During the Tang dynasty in the 9th century, Taoist Chinese alchemists were eagerly trying to find the elixir of immortality. [3] In the process, they stumbled upon the explosive invention of black powder made from coal, saltpeter, and sulfur in 1044.
Gunpowder, the first explosive, is developed. [1] [2] 1040 - 1044 The book Wujing Zongyao contains three formulas for gunpowder, the first such reference. 1267 Roger Bacon's Opus Majus contains the first European reference to gunpowder. [3] 1659 Ammonium nitrate is first synthesized by Johann Rudolf Glauber; it wasn't used as an explosive until ...
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URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — An Urbana man is facing a federal charge after authorities found over a hundred weapons and explosives in his house. According to federal court documents, Customs and ...
Around 2:15 p.m. Oct. 10, Knox 911 received a phone call alerting the Knoxville Police to a smoking metal box of potentially explosive materials. 'About 200 sticks of dynamite': Transcript of 911 ...