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The 28 pages that link to Gunpowder, each with the reason it gives.

• ArtilleryNarrower topic: Gunpowder made practical cannon fire possible and began artillery's technological lineage.

• FirearmRelated: Its use as a propellant made early firearms possible.

• Gunpowder warfareBroader topic: Its rapid combustion supplied the propulsive force behind early firearms and artillery.

• Cartridge (firearms)Related: Its combustion creates the pressure that drives the projectile forward.

• DuPontNarrower topic: DuPont’s original business made this product for a growing United States.

• MatchlockNarrower topic: The matchlock was an ignition solution for firearms powered by gunpowder.

• FlintlockNarrower topic: The lock's sparks ignite priming powder, which sets off the firearm's main charge.

• Gunpowder PlotBroader topic: The plotters stockpiled it in the cellar beneath the House of Lords.

• Potassium nitrateRelated: Potassium nitrate is the oxidizer in traditional black powder.

• Northern Song dynastyRelated: Song-era military uses helped turn gunpowder from an alchemical substance into a weapon.

• Great Fire of LondonRelated: Authorities used gunpowder to demolish buildings and create barriers against the flames.

• Hand cannonNarrower topic: Hand cannon operation depended on gunpowder’s ability to propel a projectile.

• ArquebusRelated: Its rapid combustion propelled the arquebus’s lead ball.

• Chinese alchemyBroader topic: Experiments with alchemical ingredients contributed to its early discovery.

• Claude Louis BertholletRelated: Berthollet explored chlorates as potential replacements for saltpeter in explosive mixtures.

• Fire lanceRelated: Burning gunpowder produced the jet of flame and propelled the weapon’s added projectiles.

• Guy FawkesRelated: Barrels of gunpowder were placed beneath the House of Lords for the planned explosion.

• Wujing ZongyaoRelated: The compendium records early Song recipes and military uses of gunpowder.

• Éleuthère Irénée du PontBroader topic: It was the principal product of du Pont's first manufacturing business.

• GunsRelated: Its adoption made early guns possible.

• Lycopodium powderCompared with: Gunpowder is a formulated energetic mixture, unlike a combustible cloud of plant spores.

• History of science and technology in ChinaBroader topic: Its transmission reshaped warfare and military engineering beyond China.

• History of the firearmNarrower topic: Its development made projectile weapons powered by expanding gas possible.

• Renaissance technologyRelated: Its spread reshaped European warfare and drove changes in fortification and weapon design.

• Du Pont familyBroader topic: Manufacturing gunpowder was the Du Pont company’s original business and the foundation of its fortune.

• History of military technologyRelated: Its adoption created a technological lineage from early firearms to modern artillery.

• History of weaponsRelated: Gunpowder transformed weapons from muscle-powered tools into explosive launch systems.

• Post-classical historyRelated: Its military uses spread westward and changed warfare during the period’s later centuries.