EditorialThe War of the Pacific or Saltpetre War. Armed conflict that pitted Chile against the allies of Bolivia and Peru (1879-1883). Peru, Chorrillos. View of the town's main square, before the battle of January 13, 1881. Chorrillos was a district of the Lima...
EditorialThe War of the Pacific or Saltpetre War. Armed conflict that pitted Chile against the allies of Bolivia and Peru. 1879-1883. Arequipa. Panoramic of the city, designated capital of Peru during the Chilean occupation, by decree of the southern army chief...
EditorialThe War of the Pacific or Saltpetre War. Armed conflict that pitted Chile against the allies of Bolivia and Peru. 1879-1883. Peru, Lima. Panoramic view from the fort of San Cristobal, occupied by Chilean troops since January 18, 1881. During the Lima c...
EditorialExtraction of saltpetre, Earth containing saltpetre is mixed with a powder, ash and water, and the solution is boiled. The lye solidifies on rods in vats to form a saltpetre, woodcut, p. 456, (Liber duodecimus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), ...
EditorialSteps to purify saltpetre, Fig. 1-3, to p. 40 (part 2), 1730, Kazimierz Siemienowicz, Daniel Elrich, Thoma Leonhard Beeren: Vollkommene Gesch?tz-Feuerwerck- Und B?chsenmeisterey-Kunst: Hiebevor in Lateinischer Sprach beschrieben & mit Fleisz zusammen g...