(Diderot und d'Alembert). Histoire naturelle. Mineralogy. Fabrique des Poudres. …

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(Diderot und d'Alembert).

Histoire naturelle. Mineralogy. Fabrique des Poudres. With 19 (7 double-page) copper plates. 7 pages. Folio. Colored paper spine fold. (Paris, ca. 1760). Very detailed description of the production of cannon powder with high-quality copper plates from the great Encyclopaedia of the Enlightenment.

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(Diderot und d'Alembert).

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