| Reference number | NLB/7/333 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/7 p153-154 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy extracts from an official letter of the Chemist of the War Department, William Anderson, Fellow of the Royal Society, to the Director of Artillery |
| Date | 19 November 1892 |
| Description | Extracts from an official letter concerning the detonation of compressed guncotton. Discusses a recept experiment on this subject by Mr E O Brown and the effect of adding moisture to the guncotton. Concludes that the successful detonation of wet guncotton is simply dependent on the employment of sufficient dry guncotton to develop the requisite initiative force. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5808 | Anderson; Sir; William (1835 - 1898) | 1835 - 1898 |