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'A Description of the way of making good Gunpowder' by Prince Rupert

Reference number: RBO/2i/64

Date: 22 July 1663

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Taking saltpetre, brimstone and coal, instructions are given for preparing gunpowder

Reference number
RBO/2i/64
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22 July 1663
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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'A Description of the way of making good Gunpowder' by Prince Rupert, 22 July 1663, RBO/2i/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_64/a-description-of-the-way-of-making-good-gunpowder-by-prince-rupert, accessed on 11 November 2025

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