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Fort Halstead Experiments, 20 February 1981, 1980-09-27 - 1982-01-26

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/155

Scope and Contents

These documents relate to a series of experiments conducted at the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead, Kent, to allow Joseph Needham to observe the ignition of gunpowder compostions, with varying amounts of nitrate. These compositions were based on different gunpowder recipes found in Chinese texts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980-09-27 - 1982-01-26

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Paper

Finding aid date

2006-01-13 15:23:12+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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