Instruments & Innovation

Kazimierz Siemienowicz's treatise was used for over a century as a basic manual on artillery, rocketry, and pyrotechnics. It was originally published in Latin (1650) and was translated into French (1651), German (1676),…

Fig. 56: Illuminated fireball.
Fig. 57: Fireball with fiery rain.

Fig. 28: Part for fire wheel used in water.
Fig. 29: Fire wheel for use in water.
Fig. 30: Fire sword.
Fig. 31: Fire dusack.

Figs. 32-33: Fire shields.
Fig. 34: Fire sceptre.
Fig. 35: Fireworks attached to lines.
Fig. 36: Pyrotechnic pot.
Fig. 37: Pyrotechnic ball.

Fig. 22: Rockets hanging perpendicularly.
Fig. 23: Mount for fireworks.

Fig. 24: Fire-throwing pilgrim's staff.
Fig. 25: Revolving pyrotechnic staff.
Figs. 26-27: Fire wheels for use in water and their parts.

Fig. 38: Water crackers.
Figs. 39-40: Water rockets.

Figs. 17 B-C: Rocket with external pyrotechnic cases and its parts.
Fig. 18 A: Rocket with fiery rain.
Fig. 19: Rocket with fins.