Project Gutenberg 2011-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 82 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Whole Secret Laid Open, Or the Complete Art of Making the Chemical Fulminating Objects, Such as the Lace, or Girt of Security, Fulminating Letters, Balls, Bombs, Garters, Cards, Spiders, Segars, Chairs, Drawers, Boots, Shoes, &c. &c. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Whole Secret Laid Open, Or the Complete Art of Making the Chemical Fulminating Objects, &c." is a scientific publication authored anonymously and likely written in the early 19th century. This book serves as a comprehensive manual on creating various explosive and fulminating objects using chemical compounds, particularly focusing on fulminating silver and its applications. It reflects the era's fascination with chemistry and its practical applications in both entertainment and scientific exploration. The book details a variety of methods for constructing items that create explosive effects, such as fulminating letters, balls, and even household items like chairs and boots. Each section provides specific instructions on the materials needed and the procedures to safely create these novelty items, emphasizing the importance of precision and caution in handling sensitive materials. Though presented as a guide for amusement, it also raises awareness about the potential dangers involved in chemical experiments, ultimately serving both as a tutorial and a warning to practitioners. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chemistry Explosives Silver compounds QD Text Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics Browsing: Science - General 47599 46119 2024-09-15T16:07:43.813913 2023-09-16T09:17:51.731983 text/html text/html 40871 2021-01-08T02:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14817 2021-01-08T02:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93218 2024-09-15T16:07:48.302893 application/epub+zip 91678 2024-09-15T16:07:46.191906 application/epub+zip 80623 2024-09-15T16:07:45.321897 application/epub+zip 269051 2024-09-15T16:07:49.877890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260925 2024-09-15T16:07:47.687890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83003 2022-09-17T06:45:18.607424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37590 37522 2024-09-15T16:07:43.590926 2023-09-16T09:17:51.537990 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37276 2021-01-08T02:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13736 2021-01-08T02:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18756 2024-09-15T16:07:50.005868 application/rdf+xml 24399 2024-09-15T16:07:45.664906 image/jpeg 4533 2024-09-15T16:07:45.491896 image/jpeg 93242 2024-09-15T16:07:43.818913 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia