A System of Pyrotechny

A System of Pyrotechny

James Cutbush, James Cutbush (born 1788 in Pennsylvania ; died at West Point, New York, on 15 December 1823) was a United States chemist


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Foreword

- Dedication

- Advertisement

- Introduction

- Part I. A System Of Pyrotechny

- Pyrotechny In General

- Of The Substances Used In The Formation Of Fire Works

- Part Ii. Instruments, Tools, And Utensils

- Of The Laboratory

- Preliminary Operations In The Preparation Of Fire-works

- Part Iii. Fire Works In General

- Observations On Fire Works

- Fire Works For Theatrical Purposes

- Of Portable Fire Works

- Of Scented Fire Works

- Of Matches, Leaders, And Touch Paper

- Of The Furniture, Or Decorations For Fire Works

- Of Rockets And Their Appendages

- Of Sundry Fire-works, Denominated Air-works

- Of Particular Compositions

- Of The Manner Of Fixing And Arranging Fire-works In General For Exhibition

- Of Aquatic Fire-works

- Of The Arrangement Of Fire-works For Exhibition

- Part Iv. Military Pyrotechny

- Observations In General

- Of Matches

- Of Port Fires

- Of Fuses For Shells, Howitzes, And Grenades

- Of Incendiary Fire-works

- Footnotes