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Jan 1, 1268
Roger Bacon publishes Opus Majus
Opus Majus, published by Roger Bacon at Oxford, contains the first written formula for gunpowder in Europe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Jan 1, 1368
Yuan Dynasty in China
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Jan 1, 1327
Walter de Milamete invents a bottle-shaped gun
Walter de Milamete detailed information about a bottle-shaped gun he created in a manuscript published in the same year that the gun was invented. The gun greatly resembled a Chinese invention made from similar materials which also utilized gunpowder. -
Gunpowder was invented
Gunpowder was invented by Taoist alchemists searching for immortality. -
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Tang Dynasty in China
