ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The pile is described as having been "shattered . . . into long splinters". Charring is not mentioned, and I assume it to have been minimal. If the detonation was produced by the rapid boiling of the water absorbed in the wood, the energy required to vaporize a sufficient amount of water to shatter ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/228853a0
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