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Nitric acid, an indispensable chemical component of gunpowder, some fuels, and many fertilizers, is the factual core of this informative and fascinating account. The author describes the history, the importance, and the methods of manufacture of nitric acid, demonstrating how one set of chemical compounds has effected political and economic change and has for centuries stimulated the ingenuity of the scientific community.
Selected as one of the fifty outstanding books of the year by Science Year, The World Book Science Annual 1968.
Selected as one of the fifty outstanding books of the year by Science Year, The World Book Science Annual 1968.
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- PublisherThe MIT Press
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0262030233
- ISBN 13 9780262030236
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages180
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