The Englishman William Congreve. At the beginning of the nineteenth century a rocket of his invention was proposed - and used - to be used with an explosive head against fortresses or with incendiary devices against the wooden ships of that time.

-A copy can be found at the London Science Museum.

"Congreve rocket"

-It weighed 32 pounds and it did not have fins but a stabilizer stick.

-Sir William Congreve was an artillery officer who knew the rocket principles that he applied for warlike fire and then for flares and launching of cables during ship rescues.

-The rockets were used in the wars against Napoleon and to bomb European cities like Copenhagen, Danzig and Boulogne. They were also used in the USA against Baltimore in 1814.

"Various W. Congreve rockets"

From Appendix 10: Here is a drawing of several rockets that Sir W. Congreve made by himself.

"Panel with several propelled weapons" (from Wiki-C)

-To the right there is an assortment of handling tools.