Excerpt from Smokeless Powder, Nitro-Cellulose, Lose, and Theory of the Cellulose Molecule This new smokeless powder, which is adapted for use in arms of all calibres, is prepared from a particu lar type of colloid nitro-cellulose. Such an extension of the employment of this latter body from its original use for detonating purposes, to its new use as a pro gressive explosive, has attracted general attention, and led to a more careful and extended study of the nitro celluloses in general. It is with the view of further extending such study and of possibly preparing the way for the introduction of future improvements in progressive explosives that this book has been pre pared. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.