O fabrico e uso da pólvora no Brasil colonial: o papel de alpoim na primeira metade do século XVIII The manufacture and use of gunpowder in colonial Brazil: the role of alpoim in the first half of the eighteenth century

<abstract language="eng">Gunpowder played a significant role in colonial Brazil. This reached a climax in the eighteenth century, when the country's large gold output enticed the greed of many. The French invasion of Rio de Janeiro in 1711 made the city's defense even more...

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Main Authors: Teresa C. C. Piva, Carlos A. L. Filgueiras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000400036