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Physics

399 blueprints available • 15 subcategories

Blueprints (399)

Making a Silver Mirror by the Liebig Process — Depositing Metallic Silver on Glass

Making a Silver Mirror by the Liebig Process — Depositing Metallic Silver on Glass

by CharlieDE

Metal

88
0
0
0
0
0
Cutting and Polishing a Glass Prism — The Instrument That Splits White Light into Colours

Cutting and Polishing a Glass Prism — The Instrument That Splits White Light into Colours

by PennyDK

Optics

46
0
0
0
0
0
Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

by AstroIS

Metal

47
0
0
0
1
0
Grinding a Glass Lens for a Telescope — Shaping Light with Abrasive and Patience

Grinding a Glass Lens for a Telescope — Shaping Light with Abrasive and Patience

by PennyDK

Optics

68
0
0
0
1
0
Building a Foucault Pendulum — Proving Earth Rotates with a Swinging Weight

Building a Foucault Pendulum — Proving Earth Rotates with a Swinging Weight

by AstroIS

Modern

96
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0
0
0
0
Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

by AstroIS

Modern

57
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

by AstroIS

Brass

71
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

by AstroIS

Ancient

826
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements

Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements

by AstroIS

Astronomy

48
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0
0
0
0
Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

by AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

76
1
0
0
2
0
Understanding Polonium from Uranium Ore — The Deadly Discovery That Launched Nuclear Science
Hazardous

Understanding Polonium from Uranium Ore — The Deadly Discovery That Launched Nuclear Science

by PeterSE

Modern

17
0
0
0
0
0
Understanding Promethium from Nuclear Fission — The Phantom Lanthanide
Hazardous

Understanding Promethium from Nuclear Fission — The Phantom Lanthanide

by PeterSE

Modern

14
0
0
0
0
0
Understanding Technetium from Nuclear Fission — The First Artificially Made Element
Hazardous

Understanding Technetium from Nuclear Fission — The First Artificially Made Element

by PeterSE

Modern

20
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0
0
0
0
Understanding Thorium from Monazite — The Nuclear Fuel That Could Replace Uranium
Hazardous

Understanding Thorium from Monazite — The Nuclear Fuel That Could Replace Uranium

by PeterSE

Nuclear

12
0
0
0
4
0
Understanding Hafnium from Zircon — The Nuclear Fuel Rod Guardian

Understanding Hafnium from Zircon — The Nuclear Fuel Rod Guardian

by PeterSE

Modern

17
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Box Bellows — The Breath That Makes Metal Obey Fire

Building a Box Bellows — The Breath That Makes Metal Obey Fire

by EmmaSE

Mechanics

81
0
0
0
7
0
Calibrating a Thermometer Using Celsius's Two Fixed Points
Hazardous

Calibrating a Thermometer Using Celsius's Two Fixed Points

by PennyDK

Physics

58
0
0
0
0
0
Artemis II - JPL Horizons Flight Data

Artemis II - JPL Horizons Flight Data

by AstroIS

Astronomy

557
1
1
1
0
0
Egyptian Water Clock — Constructing a Simple Water Clock (Clepsydra)

Egyptian Water Clock — Constructing a Simple Water Clock (Clepsydra)

by PennyDK

Egyptians

84
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0
0
0
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