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This entry focuses on the development of gunpowder technology in Europe during the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (ca. 1300–1700). Also included in this entry is the historiographical debates about gunpowder weapons, especially those debate during the last 50 years of the twentieth century.
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Brugh, P. (2019). Gunpowder in the Renaissance. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_924-2
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