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
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:00 AM
Subject: [NABOKV-L] QUERY: Red Wop Explained, help from German
speaker, please!]
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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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