Artificial fire-works : $b improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branchesJones, Robert
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Artificial fire-works : $b improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches
Jones, Robert
Fireworks -- Early works to 1800
_Of the illuminated Yew Tree._ 217
_Of flaming Stars with Brilliant Wheels._ 218
_Of Touch-paper for Capping of Serpents, Crackers, &c._ 220
_Of a projected regulated Piece of Nine Mutations._ 221
_To make a Horizontal Wheel change to a Vertical Wheel
with a Sun in Front._ 234
_Of the Grand Volute illuminated, with a projected
Wheel in Front._ 236
_Of the Moon and Seven Stars._ 239
_Of the double Cone Wheel illuminated._ 240
_Of Fire Pumps._ 242
_Of the Vertical Scroll Wheel._ 243
_Of Pin Wheels._ 244
_Of Fire Globes._ 246
_To thread and join Leaders, with the Method of
placing them on different Works._ 247
_The Manner of placing Fireworks to be exhibited,
with the Order of Firing._ 250
CONTENTS to the ADDITIONS.
PAGE
To make a Fountain of Sky Rockets 253
The Palm Tree 255
The Rose Piece and Sun 256
Transparent Stars with Illuminated Rays 256
Transparent Table Star Illuminated 257
Regulated, Illuminated Spiriti Piece, with a
projected Star Wheel Illuminated 258
New Figure Piece illuminated with five pointed Stars 259
Star Wheel Illuminated 259
Pyramid of Flower-pots 259
Illuminated Regulating Pieces 260
To fix a Sky-Rocket with its Stick on the top of another 261
New method of placing Leaders 262
ERRATA.
Pag. 16. lin. 6. _for_ salt, _read_ salt-petre
30. 12. _for_ ising glass, _read_ isinglass
35. 11. _for_ midling, _read_ middling
47. 15. _for_ ballóóns, _read_ ballóón
86. 26. _insert_: to a rocket of eight ounces
twenty-one strokes.
115. 5. _for_ one eighth, _read_ one inch one eighth
152. 24. _for_ griandole, _read_ girandole,
ibid. 25. _for_ griandole, _read_ girandole,
172. 19. _for_ hoops, _read_ hooks,
203. 8. _add_ at I, nine inches from H, fix three pegs.
243. 18. _for_ scrole, _read_ scroll,
A
TREATISE
ON
Artificial Fireworks.
SECT. I.
Of SALTPETRE.
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