Auguste Bottée De Toulmon
Jean-Joseph-Auguste Bottée de Toulmon (6 February 1764 in Laon – 18 October 1815 in Tourny) was a French general manager of powders and saltpeter. Biography A general manager of powders and saltpeter during the National Convention, a professor at the École polytechnique (1812-1816), Bottée de Toulmon established the powder mill of Maromme, near Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of .... He is the inventor of a hydrostatic test tube used to determine the explosive force of powders.Dezobry et Bachelet, ''Dictionnaire de biographie'', t. 1, Ch.Delagrave, 1876, p. 341 Musicologist Auguste Bottée de Toulmon (1797-1850) was his son. Works * 1812: ''Art de fabriquer la poudre à canon'' (with Riffault) * 1812: ''Art du salpêtrier'' References {{DEFAUL ...
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Revue Générale De L'architecture Et Des Travaux Publics, V11, 1853, Planche 16 (cropped)
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