Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder

Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder The story of the science, the technology, the politics and the military applications of saltpeter - the vital but mysterious substance that governments from the Tudors to the Victorians regarded as an inestimable treasure. Autor: David (George III Professor of British History and Humanities Distinguished Professor Cressy Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2013 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 256 Wymiary: 22.4 x 14.4 x 1.9 cm Ilustracje: 20 black and white halftones Język: angielski ISBN: 9780199695751