A technical work primarily concerning TNT, or trinitrotoluene. According to the author in his introduction, the work is intended to "gather together and correlate all accessible information on [trinitroluene, its compounds, and nitro derivatives of toluene], both theoretical and practical." The work addresses technical aspects of TNT, such as its physical and chemical properties and its mechanism of synthesis, as well as practical aspects, including its manufacture, purification, and risk factors such as accidents and diseases. The volume also includes a single chapter to address the properties of mono- and dinitro-toluenes. Work is digitized in its entirety.