A composition of nitre, sulphur, and naphtha. Tow steeped in
the mixture was hurled in a blazing state through tubes, or tied to
arrows. The invention is ascribed to Callinicos, of Heliopolis, A.D.
668.
A very similar projectile was used by the Federals in the great
American contest, especially at the seige of Charleston.
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