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
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
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Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk