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Plate 40: Petard and parts

  • 1660

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Fig. 90: Cross-section of a petard.
Fig. 91: Reinforced madrier (above) and cut-away perspectival view of how the petard mounts into the madrier (below).

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Brawe, Hermann. “Plate 40: Petard and Parts.” In Vollenkommene Unterweisung, Wie Raketen, Feuer- Wasser- Sturm-Kugeln, Granaten, Pech-Sturm-Kräntze, Und Allerhand Lust Und Ernsthaffte Feuer-Wercke Zubereiten. Osnabrück, Germany: Johann Georg Schwänder, 1660. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/z890rt252.

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