| RefNo | CLP/3ii/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Discours sur la theorie de la poudre' [Concerning the theory of gunpowder] by [Bernard Forest] de Belidor |
| Date | 1726 |
| Description | Paper by de Belidor concerning canon gunpowder. De Belidor discusses the role of air in giving gunpowder its power, the composition of gunpowder, including sulphur, saltpeter, and carbon, and the way that gunpowder ignites.
Subject: Weaponry
Read to the Royal Society on 7 July 1726 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 31p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/12/71 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7803 | Belidor; Bernard Forest de (1693 - 1761) | 1693 - 1761 |