A popular French master o
A popular French master of these entities named Amédée-François Frézier wrote a treatise on them in 1706, while Claude-Francois Menestrier was specially commissioned to create some for Louis XIV following the Peace of the Pyrenees. A competition using these entities is outlined in the (+) Huolongjing; that competition was made possible by their derivation from one of the "Four Great Inventions" alongside papermaking, printing and the compass. James II attempted to ban these entities from being used to commemorate an incident where Robert Catesby and other conspirators were foiled in an effort to kill the first Stuart King of England. A (*) composition written for an event involving these entities is often performed alongside Water Music, also by George Frideric Handel. Invented by the Chinese and derived from gunpowder, for 10 points, name this type of celebratory explosive often set off on Guy Fawkes Night.
A popular French master of these entities named Amédée-François Frézier wrote a treatise on them in 1706, while Claude-Francois Menestrier was specially commissioned to create some for Louis XIV following the Peace of the Pyrenees.
{Fireworks} [or {Firework Celebrations} or {Rockets}]