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Dangerous energy : the archaeology of gunpowder and military explosives manufacture /

This book comprises a national study of the explosives industry and provides a framework for identification of its industrial archaeology and social history. Few monuments of gunpowder manufacture survive in Britain from the Middle Ages, although its existence is documented. Late 17th-century water-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cocroft, Wayne D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Swindon : English Heritage, 2014
Colección:English Heritage.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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