Eprouvettes: A Comprehensive Study of Early Devices for the Testing of Gunpowder

Kempers, R.T.W.

ISBN 10: 0948092270 / ISBN 13: 9780948092275

Published by Boydell, 2003

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2003 Boydell large format hardcover edition. Some reading wear, tears to edge of dustjacket, water stains to edges and margins causing some colour bleed and wrinkling but a usable reference copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eprouvettes: A Comprehensive Study of Early Devices for the Testing of Gunpowder
• Publisher: Boydell
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948092270
• ISBN 13: 9780948092275
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
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Synopsis

This is the first detailed survey of eprouvettes (gunpowder-testers) ever attempted in a single volume. The core of the book is an illustrated survey of types; it also contains a survey of gunpowder testing through the ages, a suggested typology for eprouvettes, and experimental data based on firings carried out by the author. The volume is completed by a series of appendices, including a listing of over 700 eprouvettes.