Roger Bacon, an English monk and scientist, invented gunpowder ‘in 1292’. Some say that a similar explosive substance was used by the Hindus in 333 B.C.
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Southland Times, Issue 21656, 18 March 1932, Page 7
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26Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Southland Times, Issue 21656, 18 March 1932, Page 7
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