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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1744: Chinese Bombard

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 20, 2019 · Episode: 1744 The Chinese origin of the European bombard. Today, a cannon that’s two hundred years too old.

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