By 1918, the practice had evolved to use blasting gelatin, a mixture of nitroglycerin, guncotton and wood pulp.
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He was studying under Th�ophile-Jules Pelouze at the University of Turin, who had worked with the explosive material guncotton.
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Nitrocellulose was perceived as a possible " smokeless powder " and a propellant for artillery shells thus it received the name of guncotton.
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The resulting propellant, today known as " pyrocellulose ", contains somewhat less nitrogen than guncotton and is less volatile.
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This bridge is surrounded by a priming composition of guncotton dust and mealed powder and the remainder of the tube is filled with powder.
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A major step forward was the discovery of guncotton, a nitrocellulose-based material, by German chemist Christian Friedrich Sch�nbein in 1846.
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Six years later, he patented a lever-action rifle able to shoot then-modern guncotton military center-fire spitzer bullets.
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"Charleston " then sent a signal for 180 sailors and 70 guncotton were placed on the battery, completely destroying it.
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In 1846, nitrocellulose ( also known as guncotton ) was discovered, and the high explosive nitroglycerin was discovered at much the same time.
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Since cordite contained guncotton ( nitrocellulose ) and nitroglycerine, cartridges loaded with this formulation were often prefixed by nitro as a means of differentiation.
