Gunpowder
111Four Great Inventions of ancient China — [ papermaking, outlined by Cai Lun in 105 AD] The Four Great Inventions of ancient China (zh tsp|t=四大發明|s=四大发明|p=sì dà fā míng, meaning four great inventions ) are four inventions that are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical… …
112Oriental Powder Company — was a gunpowder manufacturer with mills located on the Presumpscot River in Gorham and Windham, Maine. The company was one of the four largest suppliers to Union forces through the American Civil War. Contents 1 History 2 Oriental Powder Company… …
113Song Yingxing — (Traditional Chinese:宋應星; Simplified Chinese:宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying Hsing; 1587 1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368 1644). He was the author of an encyclopedia that covered a wide… …
114Technology of the Song Dynasty — The Song Dynasty ( zh. 宋朝; 960–1279 CE) provided some of the most significant technological advances in Chinese history, many of which came from talented statesmen drafted by the government through imperial examinations.The ingenuity of advanced… …
115Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …
116Song Dynasty — This article is about the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties. For the Southern Dynasty, see Liu Song Dynasty. Song 宋 ← …
117Mongol invasion of Europe — Mongol conquest of Eastern Europe The route of the first Mongol expedition in Russia 1223 Date a) 1223 …
118Eleutherian Mills — Infobox nrhp | name =Eleutherian Mills nrhp type =nhl caption = Working powder mills on Brandywine Creek, about 1905. Note the handwritten These blow up occasionally, and then? nearest city= Wilmington, Delaware locmapin = Delaware area = built… …
119Jiao Yu — (Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 焦玉, Wade Giles: Chiao Yü, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāo Yù) was a Chinese military officer loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 1398 AD), the founder of the Ming Dynasty (1368 1644 AD). He was entrusted by Emperor Hongwu (洪武) as …
120Oswald Tesimond — (1563 – 23 August 1636) was a Jesuit born in either Northumberland or York[1] who, while not a direct conspirator, had some involvement in the Gunpowder Plot. He was educated in York, in the Royal school of William and Mary in the Horse Fayre,[1] …
