shimose powder
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Shimose powder — was a type of gunpowder developed by the Japanese chemist Shimose Masachika (1860 1911). The powder was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1893, and has played an important role in the Japanese victory in the 1905 Russo Japanese War [cite… … Wikipedia
shimose — shə̇ˈmōsə noun also shimose powder ( s) Etymology: after Masachika Shimose died 1911 Jap. naval engineer, its inventor : a Japanese explosive composed chiefly of picric acid … Useful english dictionary
Imperial Japanese Navy — (IJN) 大日本帝國海軍 (Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun) … Wikipedia
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artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… … Universalium
Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
