A book about Fireworks
Fireworks are so pretty and sometimes you are just into the firework show so much that makes you wonder who created these gorgeous firewoks in the past...
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Chapter 01 Brief History
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Mongolian soliders
using gunpowder as weapon against defend enemies
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Chapter 01 Brief History
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Chapter 01 Brief History
Li Tian The inventor of fireworks
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Chapter 01 Brief History
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“Colored lights blink on and off, racing across the green boughs. Their reflections dance across exquisite glass globes and splinter into shards against tinsel thread and garlands of metallic filaments that disappear underneath the other ornaments and finery. Shadows follow, joyful, laughing sprites. The tree is rich with potential wonder. All it needs is a glance from you to come alive.�
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Chapter 02 Types of fireworks
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Chapter 02 Types of fireworks
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“Excuse me while I kiss the sky. Excuse me while I set the sky on fire! Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction. Imagination is the key to pyrotechnics. The rest is painted with a little chemistry & color. �
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Chapter 03 Chemistry and Physics
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Chapter 03 Chemistry and Physics
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Chapter 03 Chemistry and Physics
Color Red
Orange
Compound Strontium salts, Lithium salts Lithium carbonate, Li2Co3= red Strontium carbonate, SrCO3 = bright red Calcium salts Calcium chloride, CaCl2 Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4 x H2O
Gold
incandescence of iron (with carbon), charcoal, or lampblack
Yellow
Sodium salts Sodium nirate, NaNO3 cryolite, Na3AIF6
Electric White
White-hot metal, such as magnesium or aluminum Barium Choride, BaO
Green
Baruim compounds + Chlorine producer Baruim chloride, BaCl+ = brigh
Blue
Copper compounds + Chlorine producer Copper acetoarsenite (Paris Green), Cu3As2O3Cu(C2H3O2)2 Copper chloride, CuCl
Purple
mixture of strontium (red) and copper (blue) compounds
Sliver
buring aluminun, titanium or magnisium powder or flakes
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Chapter 03 Chemistry and Physics
Initial Shell Velocities Shell Size (inch)
Initial Velocity (ft/sec)
2 inches
117.5
3 inches
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4 inches
166
5 inches
186
6 inches
203.5
8 inches
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10 inches
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12 inches
287.5
24 inches
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36 inches
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Chapter 03 Chemistry and Physics
360 ft
90 ft
2 inch burst shell 8 inch burst shell
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Chapter 03 Chemistry and Physics
2-Break Color and Report Shell Time Fuse Burst Charge Stars Intermediate Fuse Passfire Report Comp. Lift Charge
American Cylinder Shell Time Fuse Burst Charge Stars Passfire
Lift Charge
Oriental Style Shell Burst Charge Stars
Time Fuse Lift Charge
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“Unfamiliar guests, excited children, strange decorations, noise from party poppers, fireworks or balloons and family disputes can often make the most settled animals ill at ease in their usually familiar surroundings.�
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Chapter 04 DIY Fireworks
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“Whether you’re celebrating Independence Day, Guy Fawkes Day, or Diwali, it's always tempting to take pictures of the fireworks exploding in air. After all, a good firework show is an amazing spectacle, and you've probably got a camera on you anyway. Unfortunately photographs of fireworks usually don't hold a candle to the real thing. If you're tired of your festive pictures coming out grainy, blurry, underexposed or overexposed, read on.”
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Chapter 05 Photographing Fireworks
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Chapter 05 Photographing Fireworks
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Bibliography and Index
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