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A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)

Note 1197 — SALTPETRE. GUNPOWDER. AQUAFORTIS.

William Johnston translation

In like manner, a heap of dung covered with earth is lixiviated, and the result, without the addition of ashes, used as saltpetre.

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