Re: Greek Fire

From: kenney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:07:52 -0600

In article <drja3m$svp$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, td@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Peter Jason) wrote:

> The phosphorus often mentioned in this
> context is hard to make

As far as I remember phosphorus was first extracted from urine.
Modern industrial methods have changed, as far as I know no one
extracts saltpetre from dung heaps any longer.

Ken Young
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