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Physics

300 blueprints available • 15 subcategories

Blueprints (300)

Carving a Lodestone Compass Spoon — China's Magnetic Direction Finder

Carving a Lodestone Compass Spoon — China's Magnetic Direction Finder

by PennyDK

Ancient

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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

51
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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

29
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0
0
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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

40
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1
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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

46
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1
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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

76
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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

Modern

28
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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

Brass

47
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0
0
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

Ancient

797
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0
0
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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

26
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Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

by AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

45
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2
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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

Nuclear

33
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4
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Understanding Promethium from Nuclear Fission — The Phantom Lanthanide

Understanding Promethium from Nuclear Fission — The Phantom Lanthanide

by PeterSE

Nuclear

39
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1
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Understanding Technetium from Nuclear Fission — The First Artificially Made Element

Understanding Technetium from Nuclear Fission — The First Artificially Made Element

by PeterSE

Nuclear

23
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1
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Understanding Thorium from Monazite — The Nuclear Fuel That Could Replace Uranium

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

by PeterSE

Nuclear

30
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1
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Understanding Hafnium from Zircon — The Nuclear Fuel Rod Guardian

Understanding Hafnium from Zircon — The Nuclear Fuel Rod Guardian

by PeterSE

Nuclear

37
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1
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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

53
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7
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Calibrating a Thermometer Using Celsius's Two Fixed Points
Hazardous

Calibrating a Thermometer Using Celsius's Two Fixed Points

by PennyDK

Physics

46
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Artemis II - JPL Horizons Flight Data

Artemis II - JPL Horizons Flight Data

by AstroIS

Astronomy

535
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Egyptian Water Clock — Constructing a Simple Water Clock (Clepsydra)

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

by PennyDK

Egyptians

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