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Chinese, 20./21. Century. - The invention of black powder. - (An alchemist in search of the elixir of immortality mixes sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal and accidentally invents the explosive black powder. One of the four great inventions of ancient China. Invented during the Tang Dynasty in the 9th century; first written record in the 11th century Century). Illustration.
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