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Charles H. Winston and Confederate Sulfuric Acid.
- Source :
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Journal of Chemical Education . Jul 1995 72(7):575-577. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Describes the invention and use of a sulfuric acid chamber by Charles Henry Winston during the Civil War. This invention helped supply munitions for the South. Winston, who was President of the Richmond Female Institute in Virginia, constructed the chamber at his farm and was granted a patent by the Confederate Patent Office in 1863. (PVD)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9584
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Chemical Education
- Publication Type :
- Reference
- Accession number :
- EJ551233
- Document Type :
- Historical Materials<br />Journal Articles