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An explosive new look at history; The development of gunpowder raised some nations, obliterated others.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
The Christian Science Monitor
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May 4, 2004
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Byline: Diana Muir
I have long been puzzled by accounts of cannons that unaccountably exploded, killing gun crews in wartime and civilians on the Fourth of July. Why should an article made of solid iron that has successfully fired 1,000 rounds of gunpowder explode upon being loaded one more time?
In "Gunpowder: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World," Jack Kelly explains that this black powder burns at 2,138 degrees C, hundreds of degrees above the melting point of iron. Since every firing eroded the interior of the barrel, the eventual ...
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