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Quotes from A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder — J. R. Partington

1886–1965 England

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The history of gunpowder is associated with that of saltpetre, no comprehensive account of which was available.

A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder (1960)

Gunpowder was known to Roger Bacon and Albertus Magnus about 1250, but... I conclude that both obtained a knowledge of it from Arabic sources.

A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder (1960)

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