countries) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate , KNO 3, also known as saltpeter in America or
saltpetre in other English speaking countries.
Kaynak: NiterIn this book, al-Rammah describes first the purification of barud (crude
saltpetre mineral) by boiling it with minimal water and using
Kaynak: Potassium nitrateA nitrary is a place of production of potassium nitrate or
saltpetre used primarily for the manufacture of gunpowder . The
saltpetreKaynak: NitrariesSir Robert Harvey (1847–1930) was a prominent British
saltpetre producer in Bolivia, Peru and Chile during the late 19th Century.
Kaynak: Robert Harvey (businessman)Saltpeter or
saltpetre collectively refers to several nitrogen-based compounds and minerals: Potassium nitrate (KNO 3), the critical
Kaynak: Saltpeter (disambiguation)The East India Company traded mainly in cotton , silk , indigo dye , salt ,
saltpetre , tea and opium . The Company was granted a Royal
Kaynak: East India CompanyIbn al-Baytar , an Arab from Spain who had immigrated to Egypt, gave the name "snow of China" (ثلج الصين thalj al-Sin) to describe
saltpetre.
Kaynak: RocketSulfur and
saltpetre : There were many manufacturing processes described in the Tiangong Kaiwu. preparation of
saltpetre , Song Yingxing wrote:
Kaynak: Song Yingxingstrictly
saltpetre , sulphur , and charcoal ) when referring to firecrackers in "various parts of the world", the Wujing Zongyao was the
Kaynak: Wujing Zongyaocharcoal , and potassium nitrate (
saltpetre)—with the sulfur and charcoal acting as fuel s, while the saltpeter works as an oxidizer
Kaynak: GunpowderIt was known that the
saltpetre miners in the cave were using one of the sloth's leg-bones to prop up a
saltpetre vat to aid in the process
Kaynak: Haynes CaveThe son of a Hindu priest, who later became a food seller, and a vendor of
saltpetre at Rewari Hemu rose to become Chief of Army and
Kaynak: HemuAl-Baytar used the name "snow of China" (ثلج الصين thalj al-Sin) to describe
saltpetre while writing about gunpowder. Kitāb al-jāmiʿ fi-
Kaynak: Ibn al-BaitarAround the First World War , he was considered a remarkable importer of
saltpetre from his own mines in Chile, and was listed as the
Kaynak: Henry Brarens SlomanAn explosion of
saltpetre in storage levelled the Abbey and its cloisters, the statues in the portal were removed (illustration) and some
Kaynak: Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés