In his book military horsemanship and ingenious war devices, alrammah described a few advances like gunpowder and rockets. He wrote a treatise on gunpowder and rockets called the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. Manasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices 1. Mar 26, 2020 a syrian chemist and engineer named najm aldin hassan alrammah penned a book in the th century known as kitab alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. The search for some comparable weapon drove scientists and inventors such as the. In this book, alrammah describes first the purification of barud crude saltpetre mineral by boiling it with minimal water and using only the hot solution, then the use of potassium. A picture of a 15th century granadian cannon from the book alizz wal rifaa. The details in his book seem to indicate that the method is of chinese or indian origin. Aifurusiyya wa aimanasib aiharbiyya book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices zaky, 1967. Between 1270 and 1280, hasan alrammah wrote alfurusiyyah wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. Aifurusiyya wa aimanasib aiharbiyya book ofmilitary horsemanship and ingenious war devices zaky, 1967, pa8. Hasan alrammah included 107 gunpowder recipes in his alfurusiyyah wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices, 22 of which are for rockets. The book of military horsemanship and ingenious war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Hasan alrammah describes in his book alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices 3 a complete process for the purification of potassium nitrate. The earliest known complete purification process for potassium nitrate was outlined in 1270 by the arab chemist and engineer hasan alrammah of syria in his book alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. We can find the first book dedicated for gunpowder and its uses in the works hasan alrammahs alfurusiyyah wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices, written in the 1270s, which included the first gunpowder recipes to approach the ideal composition for explosive gunpowder used in modern times. Their thoughtful responses, some of which are quoted herein, resulted in a long list of worthy, mustread books and a clear consensus on the 10 best, which are listed on. War horse is a comprehensive look at this oldest and most important aspect of military history, the relationship between human and animal, a weapons system that.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading war horse. This same process became a standard one in arabic sources and we find it in various military treatises. To give credit where it is due, you brits did win the battle of brooklyn in 1776 using your pigeon poop guns. A picture of a 15thcentury andalusian arab cannon from the book alizz wal rifaa. Handheld cannons guns were shown in the famous th century book on warfare by hassan alrammah, kitab alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices 1280, edited by ahmad yusuf alhassan, university of aleppo publications, 1998. In europe, konrad kyeser described rockets in his military treatise bellifortis around 1405.
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In this book alrammah describes first the purification of barud crude saltpetre mineral by boiling it. Mar 08, 2016 an arab scientist from syria named hassan alrammah described how to do so, in his book from 1270 ad titled alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya i. Between 1270 and 1280, hasan alrammah wrote alfurusiyyah wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices, which included 107 gunpowder recipes, 22 of them for rockets. Military innovations of the crusades period the sultan. If one takes the median of 17 of these 22 compositions for rockets 75% nitrates, 9. Jan 08, 2009 the earliest known complete purification process for potassium nitrate is described in 1270 by the arab chemist and engineer hasan alrammah of syria in his book alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices, where he first described the use of potassium carbonate in the form of wood ashes. Oct 11, 2010 in their history of rockets published on the internet,nasa says rockets appear in arab literature in 1258 a. Hassan al rammah inventor of rocket linkedin slideshare.
Dai rammah excelled in the military field, he wrote 107 recipes ofgunpowder that had been used for rocket, canons and fireworks hassan, 2003,p. The book of horsemanship and ingenious war devices, c. Alrammahs book is the first to explain the purification procedure for potassium nitrate and described many recipes for making gunpowder with the correct proportions to acheive explosion. Written in about 1270, it details inherited knowledge of the forefathers, including 107 gunpowder recipes, 22 kinds of. Sometime between 1270 and 1280, hasan alrammah wrote the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. The earliest known complete purification process for potassium nitrate was outlined in 1270 by the chemist and engineer hasan alrammah of syria in his book alfurusiyya wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. Flight and engineering origin communications group. Buy the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices. Al rammahs book is the first to explain the purification procedure for. We can find the first book dedicated for gunpowder and its uses in the works hasan alrammahs alfurusiyyah wa almanasib alharbiyya the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices, written in the 1270s, which included the first gunpowder recipes to approach the ideal composition for explosive gunpowder used in modern times 75%. Arab scientist hassan alrammah inventor of the torpedo was one of the first people in history to leave a clear record of how to isolate pure potassium nitrate in his epicallytitled th century text the book of military horsemanship and ingenious war devices.
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