Pyrotechnics - The History and Art of Firework Making, Part 1
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The History of Firework
An early reference to shell appears in Stowe's chronicles, 1565. The adoption of these two devices at about the same time, 1540, seems to indicate that this projectile was coming into use for military purposes. In Love's Labour's Lost, Act 5, Scene 1, Don Armato says, The King would have me present the princess with some delightful entertainment, or show, or pageant, or antique, or firework. Shakespeare makes three references to fireworks. However, nothing in the nature of a firework display appears to have taken place, at least in this country, before the time of Elizabeth.
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