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The two scientists discovered that saltpeter formed inside the walls of the caves of the doline, under certain conditions of humidity and temperature. [9] Prior to the discovery, nitraries were widespread all over the Kingdom of Naples. Manure was collected by the government and used to make saltpeter, which was a key ingredient for gunpowder ...
Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, as a testament to the historical importance of saltpeter mining in Chile and the culture and social agenda that developed around it in the late 19th century.
A tour guide died at a Colorado gold mine after an elevator experienced a mechanical issue hundreds of feet below ground, trapping a dozen tourists for several hours, authorities said. The ...
King Solomon's Mines is a 2004 American two-part television miniseries, the fifth film adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard.Starring Patrick Swayze as Allan Quatermain (it is spelled Allan Quartermain in the credits, unlike the book, which has Allan Quatermain) and Alison Doody as Elizabeth Maitland, the film was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, and ...
The Niter and Mining Corps was a military unit within the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Their original task was to keep the Confederacy supplied with minerals and metals needed for the war effort, but as the conflict dragged on, they were at times assigned to field and combat duty.
Saltpeter Cave, in Carter Caves State Resort Park near Olive Hill, Kentucky. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] It has also been known as Swingle's Cave and as Swindell's Cave. It is a limestone cave with 3.05 kilometres (1.90 mi) of measured length. It has served as a saltpeter, or
With a pure, clear light, Like a little candle, Burning in the night. In this world is darkness, So let us shine--You in your small corner, And I in mine. Jesus bids us shine, First of all for Him; Well He sees and knows it, If our light grows dim; He looks down from heaven, To see us shine--You in your small corner, And I in mine. Jesus bids ...