A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams (1829)
Curtis, Thomas, fl. 1820 · London : Thomas Tegg · leaf 262
destroy the bridge ofboats at the siege of Antwerp, in the year 1585;which an author of that period states to havebeen a ship strongly timbered, containing avaulted arch of stone or mortar, filled with 200barrels of gunpowder, over which were placedlarge stones of all forms, cannon-shot, iron… … 250 FIRING. Fire-Works. See Pyrotechxy. No personwhatsoever shall make or sell squibs, rockets,serpents, &c., or cases or moulds for makingsuch squibs; and every such offence shall beadjudged a common nuisance, and personsmaking or selling squibs shall forfeit £5. Persons throwing or firing…
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