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853 blueprints available • 11 subcategories
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Blueprints (853)
Setting Clay Movable Type — Bi Sheng's Printing Revolution
by Charlie
Middle Ages
38
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1
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Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades
by Forge
Ancient
51
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source
by Emma
Milling
35
0
0
0
4
0
Carving a Lodestone Compass Spoon — China's Magnetic Direction Finder
by Penny
Ancient
22
0
0
0
0
0
Burning Limestone to Make Quicklime and Lime Plaster — The First Synthetic Building Material
by Clay
Ancient
30
0
0
0
0
0
Making Fresh Cheese with Rennet — The 7,000-Year-Old Preservation Technique
by TheChef
Ancient
26
0
0
0
2
0
Building a Copper Alembic Still — Islamic Golden Age Distillation
by Charlie
Middle Ages
18
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0
0
0
0
Firing Clay Bricks in a Clamp Kiln — The Building Block of Civilization
by Clay
Ancient
77
0
0
0
2
0
Distilling Lavender Essential Oil — The Ancient Healer's Fragrant Antiseptic
by Bob
Distilling
26
0
0
0
1
0
Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof
by Clay
Ancient
35
0
0
0
0
0
Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization
by Charlie
Ancient
30
0
0
0
1
0
Shaping a Core-Formed Glass Vessel — The Oldest Glassworking Technique
by Charlie
Egyptians
44
0
0
0
2
0
Hazardous
Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
by Charlie
Ancient
71
0
0
0
1
0
Hazardous
Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes
by Charlie
Ancient
39
0
0
0
2
0
Hazardous
Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
by Charlie
Ancient
56
1
0
0
4
0
Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy
by Astro
Metal
40
0
0
0
1
0
Hazardous
Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
by Peter
Metal
35
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans
by Astro
Modern
28
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun
by Astro
Brass
47
0
0
0
0
0
Building an Arab Kamal — The Indian Ocean Navigator's Latitude Finder
by Astro
Middle Ages
36
0
0
0
0
0