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504 blueprints available • 11 subcategories

Blueprints (504)

Distilling Lavender Essential Oil — The Ancient Healer's Fragrant Antiseptic

Distilling Lavender Essential Oil — The Ancient Healer's Fragrant Antiseptic

by BobBE

Medicine

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1
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Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof

Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof

by ClayDK

Ancient

22
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0
0
0
Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization

Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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1
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Shaping a Core-Formed Glass Vessel — The Oldest Glassworking Technique

Shaping a Core-Formed Glass Vessel — The Oldest Glassworking Technique

by CharlieDE

Glassworking

28
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2
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Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
Hazardous content

Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

by CharlieDE

Weaponry

19
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1
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Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes
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Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes

by CharlieDE

Ancient

14
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2
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Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
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Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon

by CharlieDE

Weaponry

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4
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Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy
Hazardous content

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

by AstroIS

Space

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Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
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Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge

by PeterSE

Ancient

19
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0
0
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Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

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

by AstroIS

Sea

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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

Astronomy

20
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0
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Building an Arab Kamal — The Indian Ocean Navigator's Latitude Finder

Building an Arab Kamal — The Indian Ocean Navigator's Latitude Finder

by AstroIS

Archaeoastronomy

17
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0
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Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

by AstroIS

Space

17
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0
0
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Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

by AstroIS

Space

23
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1
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Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

by AstroIS

Metalworking

9
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0
0
0
Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

5
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0
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Building a Mural Quadrant — The Wall-Mounted Instrument for Precise Star Positions

Building a Mural Quadrant — The Wall-Mounted Instrument for Precise Star Positions

by AstroIS

Archaeoastronomy

23
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1
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Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

by AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

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3
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Building a Cross-Staff — The Medieval Navigator's Angle-Measuring Instrument

Building a Cross-Staff — The Medieval Navigator's Angle-Measuring Instrument

by AstroIS

Astronomy

15
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5
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Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

by AstroIS

Sea

13
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6
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