Earliest mention of firecrackers — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-4-18

The earliest mention of firecrackers, at least in the West, appears in Roger Bacon’s Opus Maius of 1267.

“We have an example of these things (that act on the senses) in [the sound and fire of] that children’s toy which is made in many [diverse] parts of the world; i.e., a device no bigger than one’s thumb,” the sage wrote. “From the violence of that salt called saltpeter [together with sulfur and willow charcoal, combined into a powder] so horrible a sound is made by the bursting of a thing so small, no more than a bit of parchment [containing it], that we find [the ear assaulted by a noise] exceeding the roar of strong thunder, and a flash brighter than the most brilliant lightning.”

Earliest mention of firecrackers — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-4-18

Earliest mention of firecrackers

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