Author: William Henry Browne (Ph.D.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The art of pyrotechny
Author: William Henry Browne (Ph.D.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Fireworks
Author: Simon Werrett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226893774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Fireworks are synonymous with celebration in the twenty-first century. But pyrotechnics—in the form of rockets, crackers, wheels, and bombs—have exploded in sparks and noise to delight audiences in Europe ever since the Renaissance. Here, Simon Werrett shows that, far from being only a means of entertainment, fireworks helped foster advances in natural philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, and many other branches of the sciences. Fireworks brings to vibrant life the many artful practices of pyrotechnicians, as well as the elegant compositions of the architects, poets, painters, and musicians they inspired. At the same time, it uncovers the dynamic relationships that developed between the many artists and scientists who produced pyrotechnics. In so doing, the book demonstrates the critical role that pyrotechnics played in the development of physics, astronomy, chemistry and physiology, meteorology, and electrical science. Richly illustrated and drawing on a wide range of new sources, Fireworks takes readers back to a world where pyrotechnics were both divine and magical and reveals for the first time their vital contribution to the modernization of European ideas.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226893774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Fireworks are synonymous with celebration in the twenty-first century. But pyrotechnics—in the form of rockets, crackers, wheels, and bombs—have exploded in sparks and noise to delight audiences in Europe ever since the Renaissance. Here, Simon Werrett shows that, far from being only a means of entertainment, fireworks helped foster advances in natural philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, and many other branches of the sciences. Fireworks brings to vibrant life the many artful practices of pyrotechnicians, as well as the elegant compositions of the architects, poets, painters, and musicians they inspired. At the same time, it uncovers the dynamic relationships that developed between the many artists and scientists who produced pyrotechnics. In so doing, the book demonstrates the critical role that pyrotechnics played in the development of physics, astronomy, chemistry and physiology, meteorology, and electrical science. Richly illustrated and drawing on a wide range of new sources, Fireworks takes readers back to a world where pyrotechnics were both divine and magical and reveals for the first time their vital contribution to the modernization of European ideas.
Practical Hints on Pyrotechny, and the Art of Making Balloons
Author: J. F. Elrington
Publisher:
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Publisher:
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Pyrotechnics: the History and Art of Firework Making
Author: Alan St. Hill Brock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Incendiary Art
Author: Kevin Salatino
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892364173
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Festivities such as those exalting the court of Louis XIV, the celebration of James II's London coronation, and the commemoration of the peace celebrations of 1749 at The Hague culminated in dazzling pyrotechnical displays. These were in turn reproduced as prints, paintings, and narrative descriptions. This unique book examines the propagandistic and rhetorical functions these printed records came to serve as vehicles of aesthetic, cultural, and emotional significance.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892364173
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Festivities such as those exalting the court of Louis XIV, the celebration of James II's London coronation, and the commemoration of the peace celebrations of 1749 at The Hague culminated in dazzling pyrotechnical displays. These were in turn reproduced as prints, paintings, and narrative descriptions. This unique book examines the propagandistic and rhetorical functions these printed records came to serve as vehicles of aesthetic, cultural, and emotional significance.
Pyrotechny, or the Art of making Fireworks; containing remarks on what is and what is not dangerous, etc
Author: PYROTECHNY.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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The Book of Fires
Author: Jane Borodale
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110118986X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Reminiscent of Year of Wonders, a captivating debut novel of fireworks, fortune, and a young woman's redemption It is 1752 and seventeen-year-old Agnes Trussel arrives in London pregnant with an unwanted child. Lost and frightened, she finds herself at the home of Mr. J. Blacklock, a brooding fireworks maker who hires Agnes as an apprentice. As she learns to make rockets, portfires, and fiery rain, she slowly gains his trust and joins his quest to make the most spectacular fireworks the world has ever seen. Jane Borodale offers a masterful portrayal of a relationship as mysterious and tempestuous as any the Brontës conceived. Her portrait of 1750s London is unforgettable, from the grimy streets to the inner workings of a household where little is as it seems. Through it all, the clock is ticking, for Agnes's secret will not stay secret forever. Deeply atmospheric and intimately told from Agnes's perspective, The Book of Fires will appeal to readers of Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Waters, Sheri Holman, and Michel Faber.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110118986X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Reminiscent of Year of Wonders, a captivating debut novel of fireworks, fortune, and a young woman's redemption It is 1752 and seventeen-year-old Agnes Trussel arrives in London pregnant with an unwanted child. Lost and frightened, she finds herself at the home of Mr. J. Blacklock, a brooding fireworks maker who hires Agnes as an apprentice. As she learns to make rockets, portfires, and fiery rain, she slowly gains his trust and joins his quest to make the most spectacular fireworks the world has ever seen. Jane Borodale offers a masterful portrayal of a relationship as mysterious and tempestuous as any the Brontës conceived. Her portrait of 1750s London is unforgettable, from the grimy streets to the inner workings of a household where little is as it seems. Through it all, the clock is ticking, for Agnes's secret will not stay secret forever. Deeply atmospheric and intimately told from Agnes's perspective, The Book of Fires will appeal to readers of Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Waters, Sheri Holman, and Michel Faber.
Pyrotechny, Or, The Art of Making Fireworks, at Little Cost, and with Complete Safety and Cleanliness
Author: Practicus
Publisher:
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Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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A Manual of Pyrotechny; Or A Familiar System of Recreative Fire-works
Author: G. W. Mortimer
Publisher:
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Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
En manual om pyroteknik og fremstilling af fyrværkeri, som beskriver bl.a.: history and description of gunpowder; materials, nitre, sulphur; charcoal, steel-dust, iron-sand; oil of camphor; grinding machines; methods of grinding; methods of mixing the ingrediens; variety of fireworks; touchpaper; quick-match; portfires; illuminations; single fireworks; serpents; crackers; pinwheels; stars; roman candles; chinese fire; rockets; cartridges; line rockets; towering rockets; compound fireworks; girandole chest; brilliant fire; fixed fire globes; fire fountain for water; etc. Emneord: Festfyrværkeri; Fireworks; Fremstilling af Fyrværkeri; Fyrværkerimetoder; Recreative Fireworks
Publisher:
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Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
En manual om pyroteknik og fremstilling af fyrværkeri, som beskriver bl.a.: history and description of gunpowder; materials, nitre, sulphur; charcoal, steel-dust, iron-sand; oil of camphor; grinding machines; methods of grinding; methods of mixing the ingrediens; variety of fireworks; touchpaper; quick-match; portfires; illuminations; single fireworks; serpents; crackers; pinwheels; stars; roman candles; chinese fire; rockets; cartridges; line rockets; towering rockets; compound fireworks; girandole chest; brilliant fire; fixed fire globes; fire fountain for water; etc. Emneord: Festfyrværkeri; Fireworks; Fremstilling af Fyrværkeri; Fyrværkerimetoder; Recreative Fireworks
A tour in the States & Canada
Author: Thomas Greenwood
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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