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The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, third edition is an invaluable reference manual covering the preparation and use of 166 of the most influential explosive compounds known to man. The book is also an excellent and powerful collection of over 175 years of explosives science. The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, third edition is a laboratory manual that has been broken down into "easy to understand" chapters starting with basic chemistry and laboratory techniques, then leading up to explosives dynamics and finally leading up to the preparation of the explosives themselves in detail. The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, third edition is an excellent reference book for anyone's book collection, and the book will enlighten the reader in the art of explosives chemistry and science.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
100% Outstanding book. The best there is
29 April 2008
Format:Paperback
The Preparatory Manual of Explosives is your one-stop for high quality explosives data and information. The book is full of excellent and detailed laboratory procedures for the preparation of over 160 of the worlds most widely used explosives. No other book that I know can compare to the exhaustive detail this book has. The book's chapters are arranged in specific order to give the reader a full description of the chemistry of explosives, laboratory techniques, reagents and solvents, intermediates, and explosives dynamics. Also, the book is very easy to understand, and was specifically designed for both chemists and non-chemists. The Preparatory Manual of Explosives is by far the best explosives book available, and I would recommend you checkout the authors other books, all of which contain exhaustive and precise information for every ones book collection. A super must have book for the chemist, non-chemist, amateur, pyrotechnician, and anyone with
just a curiosity to know.
just a curiosity to know.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Eh, not too impressed
10 April 2008
Format:Paperback
Ok, it is encyclopedic in scope, there are thousands of compounds detailed here. My problem is that it's filled with instructions similar to this: now mix 300 grams of unicorn horn, prepared in the usual manner, with 15 grams of finely divided unobtainium, being careful not to defenestrate the mixture.
It is an interesting read, but most folks could lay hands on materials to mix up maybe five percent of the compounds listed, max. If you're a chemist this is a great book.
It is an interesting read, but most folks could lay hands on materials to mix up maybe five percent of the compounds listed, max. If you're a chemist this is a great book.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
25 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent reference text for organic chemists interested in the theoretical synthesis of energetic materials
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