Synopses & Reviews
Contents -
1. The History of Fireworks 1 -
2. Firework Materials 25 -
3. General Pyrotechnic Principles 53 -
4. Mixing and Charging 63 -
5. Containers 75 -
6. Stars 85 -
7. Colored Fires, Bengals, Lances, Portfires, Torches 97
8. Roman Candles, Comets, Mines 109 -
9. Noisemakers 119 -
10. Rockets 125 -
11. Drivers, Saxons, Tourbillions 135 -
12. Shells 143 -
13. Gerbs, Fountains, Rains, Squibs, Cones 159 -
14. Pinwheels and Crackers 167 -
15. Indoor Fireworks 173 -
16. Fuses, Quickmatch 181 -
17. Smoke 187 -
18. Exhibition Fireworks 193 -
19. The Manufacturing Processes of Firework Composition 205 -
References 269 -
Index 271 -
Synopsis
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Contents - 1. The History of Fireworks 1 - 2. Firework Materials 25 - 3. General Pyrotechnic Principles 53 - 4. Mixing and Charging 63 - 5. Containers 75 - 6. Stars 85 - 7. Colored Fires, Bengals, Lances, Portfires, Torches 97 - 8. Roman Candles, Comets, Mines 109 - 9. Noisemakers 119 - 10. Rockets 125 - 11. Drivers, Saxons, Tourbillions 135 - 12. Shells 143 - 13. Gerbs, Fountains, Rains, Squibs, Cones 159 - 14. Pinwheels and Crackers 167 - 15. Indoor Fireworks 173 - 16. Fuses, Quickmatch 181 - 17. Smoke 187 - 18. Exhibition Fireworks 193 - 19. The Manufacturing Processes of Firework Composition 205 - References 269 - Index 271 -