Global ETD Search
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The Nitrate That Shaped the World: A Global History of Indian Saltpetre (1700-1850)
The central focus of research of this project is saltpetre, the main ingredient for making gunpowder or black powder. Gunpowder played an essential role in shaping the early modern and modern world both politically and economically. It was impossible to produce gunpowder without saltpetre; thus, …