Keywords: Schmidlap multistage rocket.png en Diagram of multi-staged rocket by Johann Schmidlap reproduced in Doru Todericiu 'Raketentechnik im 16 Jahrhundert' Technikgeschichte 34 2 1967 97 “114 p 112 online copy at epizodsspace no-ip org/bibl/inostr-yazyki/nemets/technikgeschichte/1967/Todericiu_Raketentechnik pdf Schmidlap's book first appeared in 1561 and was reprinted in 1590 and 1591 Todericiu 1967 seems to be aware only of the 1591 edition so the image is presumably taken from that one but it was likely present in identical or similar form in the first edition of 1561 Image caption Ain Racket mit Zweyen Schlegenn / Ain Racket Mit Dreien Schlegen Künstliche und rechtschaffene Fewrwerck zum Schimpff Johann Schmidlap 1590 1561 PD-old-100 Early rocketry |