Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Vannoccio Biringuccio

Quote by Vannoccio Biringuccio

“[On the propulsive force of rockets] One part of fire takes up as much space as ten parts of air, and one part of air takes up the space of ten parts of water, and one part of water as much as ten parts of earth. Now powder is earth, consisting of the four elementary principles, and when the sulfur conducts the fire into the dryest part of the powder, fire, and air increase ... the other elements also gird themselves for battle with each other and the rage of battle is changed by their heat and moisture into a strong wind.”

Quote by Vannoccio Biringuccio

Create image

Author

Vannoccio Biringuccio
Vannoccio Biringuccio

Vannoccio Biringuccio, born on October 20, 1480, and died in 1539, was a historical figure. His profession and category are currently unclear. more

You May Also Like

“Briefly, in the act of composition, as an instrument there intervenes and is most potent, fire, flaming, fervid, hot; but in the very substance of the compound there intervenes, as an ingredient, as it is commonly called, as a material principle and as a constituent of the whole compound the material and principle of fire, not fire itself. This I was the first to call phlogiston.”

FirstsWholePrinciplesFireMaterialsHotInstrumentsSubstanceIngredientsCompositionCompoundsConstituents
Author:Georg Ernst Stahl
Create image

“When the most abstract and "useless" disciplines have been cultivated for a time, they are often seized upon as practical tools by other departments of science. I conceive that this is no accident, as if one bought a top hat for a wedding, and discovered later when a fire broke out, that it could be used as a water bucket.”

IfsHas BeensScienceUsedWaterFireDisciplineToolsAccountsAccidentsPracticalsBrokeUselessAbstractDepartmentHatsBucketsTop Hats
Book:The World of Mathematics
Create image