Project Gutenberg 2005-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 331 Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford, Percy Gerald Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Produced by Case Western Reserve University Preservation Department, Curtis Weyant, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise" by P. Gerald Sanford is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide to the properties, manufacture, and analysis of various nitro-explosive compounds, including nitro-glycerine and smokeless powders. It is intended for chemists, analysts, and those involved in the manufacturing of explosives, emphasizing practical applications in mining, blasting, and propulsive technology. At the start of the treatise, the author outlines the advancements in nitro-explosive manufacturing, detailing the chemical processes involved in the nitration of organic substances, primarily glycerine and cellulose. It elaborates on the properties of nitro-glycerine, its applications in dynamite, and the significance of maintaining safety in explosive environments, particularly in constructing "danger buildings" designed to minimize the risks of explosions. The opening chapters provide a technical definition of nitro-explosives, discuss the importance of chemical purity, and examine the protocols for safe manufacture and handling of explosive materials, setting a detailed groundwork for the more specific analysis and methodologies to follow in subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Explosives Celluloid TP Text Technology Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Engineering & Technology 660644 2025-10-06T13:23:01.379294 text/html 659335 2025-01-14T21:53:42.036765 text/html 296031 2025-10-06T13:23:10.483288 application/epub+zip 305287 2025-10-06T13:23:04.663279 application/epub+zip 287469 2025-10-06T13:23:03.382354 application/epub+zip 584132 2025-10-06T13:23:14.858291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542369 2025-10-06T13:23:09.692273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484767 2022-09-07T21:04:48.184402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612007 2025-10-06T13:23:00.927344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 610289 2020-12-14T06:56:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 611900 2020-12-14T06:56:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19154 2025-10-06T13:23:14.992244 application/rdf+xml 17582 2025-10-06T13:23:03.876307 image/jpeg 3984 2025-10-06T13:23:03.626294 image/jpeg 206544 2020-12-14T06:56:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 206498 2020-12-14T06:56:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 294139 2025-10-06T13:23:01.419333 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog