Subject: The Times Lit. Supp. 11.1.1980. /1 Article, The Guns of Khaifeng-fu by Joseph Needham. Original /2 Handout from Needham's lecture 11.1979. Diagram illustrates the development of Gunpowder weapons. photocopy
Description: One of the earliest vase-shaped bombards or metal barrel cannon (Pa-mien shen-wei feng hua-phao, 8-sided magical awe-inspiring wind fire cannon) from 'Wu pei chih'