When gun-cotton was first discovered, no other idea was entertained respecting its application than that of superseding gunpowder as an explosive agent. Since that period, however, it has ...

Only at the final stage of making this gunpowder is the process subject to any explosive contingency. In illustration of this, the following circumstance should be stated; in July, 1868 ...

This increased from £221.20, or £10,600.20, last year. Those on the basic state pension receive £169.50 a week, or £8,814 a year, up from £156.20 and £8,122 in 2023-24. The table below shows ...