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The constitution of saltpeter, according to Becher and Stahl / Robert P. Multhauf.
Multhauf, Robert P.Date: 1972- Books
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The laboratory, or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, calcining, melting, assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening of gold; With several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice Secrets for jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enameling, and the Preparation of Enamel-Colours, with the Art of Copying Precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Douelets; of Colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel, and other Metals; likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass, and of Laying thereon Gold or Silver: together with the Method of Preparing the Colours for Potters-Work, or Delft-ware V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets for the Use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. VI. A Dissertation on the Nature and Growth of Saltpeter; Also, Several other choice and uncommon Experiments. Translated from the German. Illustrated with copper plates.
Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Pictures
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Buildings and plant for producing saltpetre. Watercolour by A. Kroll, 1806.
Kroll, Adam.Date: 1806Reference: 26265i- Books
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Several methods of making salt-petre; recommended to the inhabitants of the united colonies, by the Honorable Continental Congress. And re-published by order of the General Assembly of the colony of Massachusetts-Bay. Together with the resolve of said assembly, and an appendix, by Doctor William Whiting.
United States. Continental Congress.Date: 1775- Books
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The art of manufacturing saltpetre. By cheap, easy, and expeditious methods. Compiled from different authors--reduced to practice, &c. By Israel Aber, Junior, citizen of Morris County, New-Jersey. This art, if propagated and practised, as it might be, in North America, i sufficient to produce a source of wealth, equal to the mines of Peru, in South America.
Aber, Israel.Date: 1796- Books
Recueil de memoires et d'observation sur la formation et sur la fabrication du salpêtre / Par les Commissaires nommés par l'Académie pour le jugement du Prix du Salpêtre.
Académie des sciences (France)Date: 1776- Books
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Essays upon the making of salt-petre and gun-powder. Published by order of the Committee of Safety of the colony of New-York.
Date: M.DCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
A new treatise on artificial fireworks; containing ... / by Robert Jones.
Jones, Robert, Capt., active 1772.Date: 1765- Books
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Dissertation sur la nature de l'esprit de nitre dulcifié, Relativement à la dissolution du mercure, pour servir de supplément a l'Examen des principales méthodes d'adminstrer le mercure dans les maladies vénériennes (imprimé chez Didot, 1769), et de réponse aux réflexions d'un anonyme contre cet ouvrage, insérées dans la nouvelle édition des Effets du syrop mercuriel de M. Bellet, qui vient de patoître chez Durand, 1770.
Roux, Augustin, 1726-1776.Date: M.DCC.LXX. [1770]- Books
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Mémoire sur la meilleure méthode d'extraire et de raffiner le salpêtre / Par m. Tronson du Coudray.
Tronson du Coudray, Charles, 1738-1777.Date: 1774- Books
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Specification of Robert James : fever powder and pill.
James, Robert.Date: 1856- Books
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Report of the committee of warehouses, on a memorial from the Manufacturers of Gunpowder, and of other Commodities made from Saltpetre, presented to the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade.
East India Company.Date: 1793]- Books
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A shorte discourse of the most rare and excellent vertue of nitre : wherein is declared the sondrie and diuerse cures by the same effected, and how it may be aswell receiued in medicine inwardly as outwardly plaiterwise applied: seruing to the vse and commoditie aswell of the meaner people as of the delicater sorte.
Chaloner, Thomas, Sir, 1561-1615Date: [1584]- Books
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Specification of Henry Huntley Mohun : manufacture of fuel.
Mohun, Henry Huntley.Date: 1857- Books
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Hints from the manufacturers of the raw material of saltpetre into gunpowder, oil of vitriol, &c. &c.
Hill, Edmund, active 1766-1800.Date: 1793]- Books
La pharmacie en Bas-Poitou sous L'Ancien Régime ; La récolte du salpêtre en Vendée sous la Révolution / [Yvonne Michon].
Michon, Yvonne.Date: 1925- Books
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The search for nitre, and the true nature of guano : being an account of a voyage to the south-west coast of Africa : also a description of the minerals found there, and of the guano islands in that part of the world / by T.E. Eden, Jr.
Eden, T. E. (Thomas Edward)Date: 1846- Books
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Specification of Daniel Rutter Long : preserving animal food by means of injection.
Long, Daniel Rutter.Date: 1855- Books
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A new treatise on artificial fireworks. Containing I. The method of refining and pulverising of salt-petre. II. Of extracting salt-petre from damaged gun-powder. III. Of the ingredients used in fireworks. IV. To restore damaged gun-powder to its proper strength. V. Of the compositions for fireworks. VI. Of the proportion of moulds for sky-rockets, wheel-cases, serpents, &c. VII. Of such works as shew themselves in the air. VIII. Of works for the water. IX. Of fixed, moveable, projected, and transparent pieces. The whole illustrated with five copper plates, exhibiting the figures of several pieces of fireworks. By Robert Jones, Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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Specification of John Finney : preparation for treating cattle disease.
Finney, John.Date: 1876- Books
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Specification of Saul Cassan : relieving affections of the lungs or chest.
Cassan, Saul.Date: 1868- Books
Lavoisier et L'encyclopédie méthodique : le manuscrit des régisseurs des poudres et salpêtres pour le Dictionnaire de l'artillerie (1787) / Patrice Bret.
Bret, Patrice.Date: 1997- Books
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Legends no histories, or, A specimen of some animadversions upon The history of the Royal Society : wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject. Translated out of Italian. With a brief account of those passages of the authors life, which the virtuosi intended most to censure, and expatiate upon ... Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus, &c / By Henry Stubbe.
Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.Date: 1670- Books
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Reply to the report of the committee of warehouses of the East India Company, On the subjects of saltpetre and gunpowder. Most respectfully submitted to the right hon. the lords of the committee of privy council for trade, by the gunpowder makers of London.
Hill, Edmund, active 1766-1800.Date: [1793]- Books
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The laboratory, or school of arts ; in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, Calcining, Melting, Assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening Gold; With several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice Secrets for Jewellers, in the Management of Gold; in Enamelling, and the Preparation of Enamel-Colours, with the Art of Copying Precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Doublets; of Colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon Experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel and other Metals; likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass, and of Laying thereon Gold or Silver; together with the Method of Preparing the Colours for Porters-Work or Delet Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets for the Use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Stone-Cutters, Limners, &c. VI. A dissertation on the nature and growth of saltpeter ; Also, Several other choice and uncommon Experiments. Translated from the German.
Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]