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Discourse on the theory of gunpowder by Monsieur de Belidor

Reference number: RBO/12/71

Date: 1726

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Original dated 9 June 1726
Read to the Royal Society on 9 June 1726

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RBO/12/71
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1726
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32 pages
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Manuscript

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Discourse on the theory of gunpowder by Monsieur de Belidor, 1726, RBO/12/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_12_71/discourse-on-the-theory-of-gunpowder-by-monsieur-de-belidor, accessed on 14 March 2026

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