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The History of Gunpowder

By jstrieb
  • Roger Bacon publishes Opus Majus
    Jan 1, 1268

    Roger Bacon publishes Opus Majus

    Opus Majus, published by Roger Bacon at Oxford, contains the first written formula for gunpowder in Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Jan 1, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty in China

  • Walter de Milamete invents a bottle-shaped gun
    Jan 1, 1327

    Walter de Milamete invents a bottle-shaped gun

    Walter de Milamete detailed information about a bottle-shaped gun he created in a manuscript published in the same year that the gun was invented. The gun greatly resembled a Chinese invention made from similar materials which also utilized gunpowder.
  • Gunpowder was invented

    Gunpowder was invented

    Gunpowder was invented by Taoist alchemists searching for immortality.
  • Period: to

    Tang Dynasty in China