Bidspirit auction | MARDEL (Luiz). POLVORAS Explosivos Modernos

MARDEL (Luiz). POLVORAS Explosivos Modernos e suas Applicações. Lisboa. 1893. - MARDEL (Luiz) POLVORAS Explosivos Modernos e suas Applicações . Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, 1893. 2 v.: il.; 325 mm. Treatise on modern gunpowder and explosives and their applications, authored by cavalry captain Luiz Carlos Mardel Ferreira. The work received a favorable opinion from the 1st class of the Royal Academy of Sciences, which considered it of undeniable utility, and Parliament, by law of June 30, 1891, authorized the Government to acquire 500 copies for distribution, an official recognition uncommon for a technical publication of the time. This is one of the rare treatises in Portuguese on the chemistry and technology of gunpowder and modern explosives at the end of the 19th century, a testament to the Portuguese State's interest in modernizing the military industry during a period marked by the transition from traditional black powder to smokeless chemical powder. It remains a reference source, still cited today in studies on the history of the Portuguese pyrotechnics and artillery industry. Unusual and sought after by collectors of military history and Portuguese industry. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate