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p. 43.
4 William Congreve, A Statement of Facts relative to the Savings which have
arisen from Manufacturing Gunpowder at the Royal Powder Mills; and of the
Improvements which have been made in its strength & durability since the
Year 1783 (Londres, James Whiting, 1811), p. 1I.
5 Simmons, op. cit., Append. III, p. 89.
6 Smith, op. cit., p. 127; RAI, Frazer, Work Notes, p. 42-44, "Method of Refining
Salt Petre in 1784 & 1785; et p. 64-66, "Method of Melting & Casting Salt Petre
into cakes - 1787"; RAI, manuscrit non titré, vers 1800, p. 2-3, "Method of
refining Salt Petre, and p. 4", "Method of casting Salt Petre into cakes", MDN,
Fitzhugh, op. clt., p. 195-196; Aide-Mémoire (1850), vol. 2, p. 229-230.
7 Aide-Mémoire (1850), vol. 2, p. 230-231; Straith (1858), op. cit., p.65; Goodenough,
op. cit., p. 5-7.
8 RAI, Adye (1766), op. crt., p. 110.
9 RAI, Frazer, Laboratory Work, op. cit., p. 52-58, "Method of Extracting Salt
Petre with the New Press: Invented by Colonel Congreve"; RAI, Frazer, Work
Notes, p. 34-40, "Method of Extracting Salt Petre from Damaged Powder with
the new Press Invented by Major Congreve"; RAI, manuscrit non titré, vers
1800, p. 1-2, "Method of extracting Salt Petre from damaged Gun Powder with
a press; invented by Major Congreve for that purpose".
10 RAI, Congreve, A Statement... , p. 20-21.
11 RAI, Frazer, Laboratory Work, op. ci t., p. 82.
12 Ibid., p. 79-80; MON, Fitzhugh, op. cit., p. 197; Straith, A Treatise on
Fortifications (1846), p. 523.
13 Spearman (1844), op. cit., "Gunpowder".
14 Aide-Mémoire (1850), vol. 2, p. 233-234; Straith (1858), op. cit., p. 66-67; RMC,
Lloyd, op. clt., p. 231-234; Goodenough, op. cit., p. 7-8.
15 Rees, Cyclopaedia, vol. 7, "Charccal''.
16 Simmons, op. cit., p. 23-24. Watson ne semble pas avoir été le premier à avoir
cette idée, car elle avait déjà été proposée par le Dr George F ordyce, un
médecin et chimiste éminent. D'après Congreve, l'ancien, "The form of this
retort was first recommended by Dr. George Fordyce, and afterwards improved
by Gen. Congreve...", RAI, Congreve, A Statement of Facts..., op. cit., p. 26­
27.
17 RAI, Frazer, Laboratory Work, p.86-90, "Process for Charring wood in Iron
Cylinders for making Gunpowder at Faversham"; Simmons, op. cit., p. 93-94,
Appendix IV, "The Manufacture of Cylinder Charcoal in Sussex" from Young's
"Agriculture of Sussex" (1808).
18 Richard Coleman, commis à la Royal Gunpowder Factory de Waltham Abbey
dans les années 1790, connaissait fort bien la fabrication de la poudre à canon.
Si c'est lui qui a inventé la boîte à glissière, ou il a vécu très vieux, ou la mise
en service de cette boîte a eu lieu très tôt. La première mention retrouvée de
la boîte à glissière date de 1846. Voir Straith, A Treatise on Fortification
(1846), p. 524.
19 Straith (1846), op. cit., p. 524-525 et (1858), op. cit., p. 67-70; Aide-Mémoire
(1850), vol. 2, p. 232-233; Goodenough, op. cit., p. 8-10.
20 RAI, Glegg, op. cit., p. 110; Smith, op. ci t., p. 127; RAI, Frazer, Work Notes,
p. 45-46, "Method of Pulverizing Salt Petre 1800"; RMC, Mould, op. cit., p. 49;
RAI, Swanston, Papers, "A Course of Laboratory Instructions for the Royal
Regiment of Artillery 1826", manuscrit relié, p. 41-42.
21 RAI, Frazer, Laboratory Work, p. 72-74; Majendie, op. clt., p. 314-315.
22 RAI, Frazer, Laboratory Work, p. 74.
23 Aide-Mémoire (1850), vol. 2, p. 234; Straith (1858), op. clt., p. 67; Goodenough,