Pyrotechny
- Subtitle
- or, The art of making fireworks, at little cost, and with complete safety and cleanliness
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1. Front matter2. PYROTECHNY; OR, THE ART OF MAKING FIREWORKS, AT LITTLE COST, AND WITH COMPLETE SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS. WITH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS OF FORMS AND DIAGRAMS FOR MANUFACTURE AND EXHIBITION.3. INDEX.4. INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.5. INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS IN SEPARATE PLATES, ON TINTED PAPER.6. PREFATORY REMARKS.7. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.8. SCALES AND WEIGHTS.9. SIEVES.10. MANUFACTURING.11. ROMAN CANDLES.12. GERBES AND JETS OF BRILLIANT, CHINESE, AND COMMON FIRES.13. WHEELS OF VARIOUS DEVICES, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL.14. LANCES—WHITE AND COLOURED.15. COLOURED LIGHTS.16. TOURBILLONS—PLAIN AND BRILLIANT.17. COLOURED FIRES.18. CHINESE FLYERS OR SAXONS.19. SERPENT MINES.20. FIVE-POINTED STAR.21. EXHIBITION PIECES.