Expériences faites en vertu des ordres de son Exc. le Ministre de la guerre, sur de nouveaux magasins à poudre

  • Late 19th century half leather and marbled boards.
  • [Paris]: Ministre de la guerre, 1813
By [Champy, Jean-Siméon] - GUNPOWDER
[Paris]: Ministre de la guerre, 1813. First Edition. Late 19th century half leather and marbled boards.. Good; x-library with two stamps and minor ink notation.. Folio, 42 pp. + Folding plate and large folding chart.

A report on the gunpowder storage at a newly constructed magazine near Boulogne. A problem of humidity and the deterioration of the powder in storage is examined. Details of the new construction are provided followed by results of test firings after storage. An early treatise on the storage and test of various kinds of munitions.

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Title

Expériences faites en vertu des ordres de son Exc. le Ministre de la guerre, sur de nouveaux magasins à poudre

Author

[Champy, Jean-Siméon] - GUNPOWDER

Binding

Late 19th century half leather and marbled boards.

Condition

Good

Publisher

Ministre de la guerre: [Paris]

Date

1813

Edition

First Edition


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