TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
For consistency and clarity, a space (when absent) has been placedbetween the number and the unit of weight lb. and lbs. givingfor example '21 lbs.' in place of '21lbs.'
Fractions, usually in the form '14 3-4' in the original text,have been converted to the form '143/4' in this etext.
Also, in a few larger tables with italic styling on some text, thisitalic styling has been removed, for consistency with the .txt version.In a few cases a word has been abbreviated to conserve table space:    cal. = caliber; diam. = diameter.
Some instances of Tome in French citations have been changedto Tome (no italic), for consistency.
Some accents and spelling in French citations have been corrected.
For consistency, instances of 'fireworks' and 'fire works' havebeen changed to the predominant form 'fire-works'.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have beencorrected after careful comparison with other occurrences withinthe text and consultation of external sources.
The cover image was created by the transcriberand is placed in the public domain.
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A

SYSTEM OF PYROTECHNY,
COMPREHENDING THE THEORY AND PRACTICE, WITH THEAPPLICATION OF CHEMISTRY;

DESIGNED FOR EXHIBITION AND FOR WAR.

IN FOUR PARTS:

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUBSTANCES USED IN FIRE-WORKS;THE INSTRUMENTS, UTENSILS, AND MANIPULATIONS; FIRE-WORKSFOR EXHIBITION; AND MILITARY PYROTECHNY.

ADAPTED TO THE

MILITARY AND NAVAL OFFICER, THE MAN OF SCIENCEAND ARTIFICER.

BY JAMES CUTBUSH, A.S.U.S.A.
LATE ACTING PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY, IN THE UNITED STATES'MILITARY ACADEMY—MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY—CORRESPONDINGMEMBER OF THE COLUMBIAN INSTITUTE—MEMBER OF THELINNÆAN AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES OF PHILADELPHIA—LATE PRESIDENTOF THE COLUMBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETYFOR THE PROMOTION OF A RATIONAL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION, &C. &C. &C.

PHILADELPHIA:
PUBLISHED BY CLARA F. CUTBUSH.
1825.
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, to wit:
BE IT Remembered, that on the ninth day of February, in theforty-ninth year of the independence of the United States of America,A. D. 1825, Clara F. Cutbush, of the said district, hath depositedin this office the title of a book, the right whereof she claims asproprietor, in the words following, to wit:
A System of Pyrotechny, comprehending the Theory and Practice, with the applicationof Chemistry; designed for Exhibition and for War. In four parts: containingan account of the Substances used in Fire-Works; the Instruments,Utensils, and Manipulations; Fire-Works for Exhibition; and Military Pyrotechny.Adapted to the Military and Naval Officer, the Man of Science, andArtificer. By James Cutbush, A. S. U. S. A. late Acting Professor of Chemistryand Mineralogy in the United States' Military Academy—Member of the AmericanPhilosophical Society—Corresponding Member of the Columbian Institute—Memberof the Linnæan and Agricultural Societies of Philadelphia—late Presidentof the Columbian Chem                        
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