Author: M. P. E. Berthelot

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-22

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781390924107

Excerpt from Explosive Materials, a Series of Lectures Delivered Before the College De France, at Paris: To Which Is Added a Short Historical Sketch of Gunpowder The subject of explosives is, chiefly through the labors of M. Berthelot, now recognized as a part of the exten sive subject of thermo-chemistry. A certain amount of chemical action in volved in any particular combustion, means to the chemist a determinate fixed amount of sensible heat evolved, and an equally determinate amount of possible mechanical effect'. Thus the relative value of various explosive com pounds may be determined with a fair degree of certainty from a knowledge of the chemical elements concerned. The modern theory here. Recognized is the basis of the manufacture of the various forms of explosives Which arenow adapted to such a wide variety of purposes; the arts of peace requiring even more than the art oi war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.