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71History of firearms — Gunpowder was discovered in China in the 9th century. [Harvnb|Buchanan|2006|p=2 With its ninth century AD origins in China, the knowledge of gunpowder emerged from the search by alchemists for the secrets of life, to filter through the channels… …
72Huolongjing — The Huolongjing (Wade Giles: Huo Lung Ching ; Traditional Chinese: 火龍經, rendered by its translator into English as Fire Drake Manual but correctly meaning Fire Dragon Manual ) is a 14th century military treatise that was compiled and edited by… …
73Kleinflammenwerfer — The first German man portable flamethrower was called the Kleinflammenwerfer (small flamethrower) or Kleif . Fuel was stored in a large vertical, cylindrical backpack container. High pressure propellant was stored in another, smaller container… …
74Earth liberation — as no universal understanding as a concept, as it is much considered to be a part of radical environmentalism, or as a militant off shoot, favouring instead radical and revolutionary environmentalism.Bron Taylor, Best, Steven and Best Nocella.… …
75Maya civilization — This article is about the pre Columbian Maya civilization. For a discussion of the modern Maya, see Maya peoples. For other meanings of the word Maya, see Maya …
76Nebulosa de Orión — Nebulosa de Orión …
77ignition — /ig nish euhn/, n. 1. the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited. 2. a means or device for igniting. 3. (in an internal combustion engine) the process that ignites the fuel in the cylinder. [1605 15; ML ignition (s. of ignitio) a setting …
78India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
79matchlock — /mach lok /, n. 1. an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match. 2. a hand gun, usually a musket, with such a lock. [1630 40; MATCH1 + LOCK1] * * * Device for igniting gunpowder, invented in the 15th century. The first… …
80wheel lock — 1. an old type of gunlock in which sparks are produced by the friction of a small steel wheel against a piece of iron pyrites. 2. a gun having such a gunlock. [1660 70] * * * Device for igniting the powder in a firearm such as a musket. Developed …
