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

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

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• GunsRelated: Its adoption made early guns possible.

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

• 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.