Blue light (pyrotechnic signal)
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blue-light-pyrotechnic-signal-248-10456753
title:
Blue light (pyrotechnic signal)
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Blue light is an archaic signal, the progenitor of modern pyrotechnic flares. Blue light consists of a loose, chemical composition burned in an open, hand-held hemispherical wooden cup, and so is more akin to the flashpan signals of the Admiral Nelson era than the modern, encased signal flares, which are often launched by mortar or rifle and suspended by parachute. Widely used during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for signaling by the world's military forces, and for general illuminatio
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Early pyrotechnic signal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_light_(pyrotechnic_signal)
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2024-02-29T06:32:16Z
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