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- ASIN : B000MNR90Y
- Publisher : Smithsonian Institution (January 1, 1982)
- Paperback : 249 pages
- Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
Early Pyrotechnology : The Evolution of the First Fire-Using Industries
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Paperback – January 1, 1982
by Steven F. (ed) Wertime, Theodore A.; Wertime(Author)
Papers presented at a seminar on Early Pyrotechnology held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland, April 19-20, 1979; one of the Smithsonian Instituion-National Bureau of Standards seminars on the Application of the Materials and Measurement Sciences to Archeology and Museum Conservation, organized by Alan D. Franklin and Jacqueline S. Olin.
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