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This passage from the Pierer Encyclopaedia of 1861 explains that Roger Bacon in two of his works mentions gunpowder as used for fireworks and other amusements and so must have understood correctly how it works. However, he did not explain how it is made, mentioning it only anagrammatically as 'Redwop.'
Dieter Zimmer, Berlin
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:10:50 -0500
From: Matthew Roth <mroth@messiah.edu>
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Jansy,
I'm not sure those quote marks absolutely means that VN was quoting Wilson, but it's worth checking.
I would greatly appreciate a German speaker translating the following link for us. It apparently refers to an anagram for "redwop," but I can't make it out with my limited Deutsch. Here it is:
http://books.google.com/books?id=B9IUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA689&dq=redwop&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1961&as_brr=0&cd=11#v=onepage&q=redwop&f=false
Also, I found another source that says red wop refers to alchol. See here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=4yaGePenGKgC&pg=PA554&dq=red+wop+inexpensive&lr=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=red%20wop%20inexpensive&f=false
Best,
Matt
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Dieter Zimmer, Berlin
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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] QUERY: Red Wop Explained, help from German speaker, please!
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:10:50 -0500
From: Matthew Roth <mroth@messiah.edu>
To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Jansy,
I'm not sure those quote marks absolutely means that VN was quoting Wilson, but it's worth checking.
I would greatly appreciate a German speaker translating the following link for us. It apparently refers to an anagram for "redwop," but I can't make it out with my limited Deutsch. Here it is:
http://books.google.com/books?id=B9IUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA689&dq=redwop&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1961&as_brr=0&cd=11#v=onepage&q=redwop&f=false
Also, I found another source that says red wop refers to alchol. See here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=4yaGePenGKgC&pg=PA554&dq=red+wop+inexpensive&lr=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=red%20wop%20inexpensive&f=false
Best,
Matt
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