"Fulminate of mercury" Quotes from Famous Books
... chapters are described the various combustible substances, and the chemical reactions leading to their explosibility. The low and high explosives are differentiated, and the sensitiveness of fulminate of mercury and other detonators is clearly pointed out. The various explosives, such as gunpowder, black blasting powder, potassium chlorate powders, nitro-glycerine powders, etc., are described, and their peculiarities and ... — Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 • Herbert M. Wilson |