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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

ni BobBE

Medicine

15
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0
0
1
0
Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof

Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof

ni ClayDK

Ancient

22
0
0
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

ni CharlieDE

Ancient

20
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0
0
1
0
Core-Formed Glass Vessel — Ancient Glass Technique

Core-Formed Glass Vessel — Ancient Glass Technique

ni CharlieDE

Glassworking

29
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0
0
2
0
Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
Hazardous content

Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

ni CharlieDE

Weaponry

20
0
0
0
1
0
Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes
Hazardous content

Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes

ni CharlieDE

Ancient

14
0
0
0
2
0
Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
Hazardous content

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

ni CharlieDE

Weaponry

17
1
0
0
4
0
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

ni AstroIS

Space

25
0
0
0
0
0
Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
Hazardous content

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

ni PeterSE

Ancient

19
0
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

ni AstroIS

Sea

12
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

ni AstroIS

Astronomy

23
0
0
0
0
0
Building an Arab Kamal — The Indian Ocean Navigator's Latitude Finder

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

ni AstroIS

Archaeoastronomy

18
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

ni AstroIS

Space

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

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

ni AstroIS

Space

25
1
0
0
1
0
Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

ni AstroIS

Metalworking

9
0
0
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

ni AstroIS

Middle Ages

6
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Mural Quadrant — The Wall-Mounted Instrument for Precise Star Positions

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

ni AstroIS

Archaeoastronomy

28
0
0
0
1
0
Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

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

ni AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

13
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0
3
0
Building a Cross-Staff — The Medieval Navigator's Angle-Measuring Instrument

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

ni AstroIS

Astronomy

16
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0
0
5
0
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

ni AstroIS

Sea

13
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0
0
6
0