| Title: | Natural history – Mineralogy – Manufacture of powder |
| Original Title: | Histoire naturelle – Minéralogie – Fabrique des Poudres |
| Volume and Page: | Plates vol. 6 (1765) |
| Author: | Unknown |
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| Citation (MLA): | "Natural history – Mineralogy – Manufacture of powder." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2010. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0001.549>. Trans. of "Histoire naturelle – Minéralogie – Fabrique des Poudres," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 6 (plates). Paris, 1765. |
| Citation (Chicago): | "Natural history – Mineralogy – Manufacture of powder." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0001.549 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Histoire naturelle – Minéralogie – Fabrique des Poudres," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 6 (plates) (Paris, 1765). |
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Manufacture of Powder, Containing Nineteen Plates, Including Seven Double Ones.
Plate I: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Plan of the Stamping Mill
Plate II: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Elevation of the Stamping Mill
Plate III: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Side View of the Stamping Mill
Plate IV: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Perspective View of the Interior of the Stamping Mill
Plate V: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Development of Some Parts of the Stamping Mill
Plate VI: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Plan of the Mill with Grinding Stones
Plate VII: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Longitudinal Elevation of the Mill with Grinding Stones
Plate VIII: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Transversal Elevation of the Mill with Grinding Stones
Plate IX: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Perspective View of the Interior of the Mill with Grinding Stones
Plate X: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Development of the Rakes of the Mill with Grinding Stones
Plate XI: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. The Operation of Granulating Gun Powder and Plan of One Quarter of a Corning Sieve
Plate XII: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Development of the Corning Sieve, Etc.
Plate XIII: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Profile View of the Drying Shed and Development of the Dryer
Plate XIV: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Drying Shed and Dryers
Plate XV: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Plan of the Smoothing Room
Plate XVI: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Elevation of the Smoothing Room and Side View of the Mill Race of the Wheel
Plate XVII: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Elevation and Development of the Smoothing Room
Plate XVIII: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Machine to Granulate Gun Powder
Plate XIX: Mineralogy, Manufacturing of Gun Powder. Testing Mortar and Testers, Etc.
