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Blueprints (2,674)

Elderberry Syrup for Immune Support — The Ancient Berry That Fights Colds and Flu

Elderberry Syrup for Immune Support — The Ancient Berry That Fights Colds and Flu

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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Garlic as Antiseptic Medicine — The Bulb That Fights Infection from the Inside Out

Garlic as Antiseptic Medicine — The Bulb That Fights Infection from the Inside Out

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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Peppermint Tea for Digestive Relief — The Cooling Herb That Calms the Stomach

Peppermint Tea for Digestive Relief — The Cooling Herb That Calms the Stomach

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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Comfrey Root Poultice — Knitbone, the Ancient Remedy for Sprains and Fractures

Comfrey Root Poultice — Knitbone, the Ancient Remedy for Sprains and Fractures

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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Honey as a Wound Dressing — The Oldest Antimicrobial Medicine Known to Humanity

Honey as a Wound Dressing — The Oldest Antimicrobial Medicine Known to Humanity

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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Plantain Leaf Poultice — The Universal Wound Herb Found on Every Continent

Plantain Leaf Poultice — The Universal Wound Herb Found on Every Continent

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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Chamomile Tea as Medicine — The Ancient Flower Infusion for Calm and Digestion

Chamomile Tea as Medicine — The Ancient Flower Infusion for Calm and Digestion

by BobBE

Prehistoric

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

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

by CharlieDE

Industrial

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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

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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

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

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

by PeterSE

Ancient

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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

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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

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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

Renaissance (1400–1600)

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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

Middle Ages

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Building a Merkhet — The Egyptian Star Transit Instrument for Finding True North

Building a Merkhet — The Egyptian Star Transit Instrument for Finding True North

by AstroIS

Egyptians

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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

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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

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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)

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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

Middle Ages

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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

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Using a Viking Sunstone — Navigating by Polarized Skylight with Iceland Spar

Using a Viking Sunstone — Navigating by Polarized Skylight with Iceland Spar

by AstroIS

Vikings

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Preparing a Viking Sunstone — Selecting and Cleaving Optical Calcite for Navigation

Preparing a Viking Sunstone — Selecting and Cleaving Optical Calcite for Navigation

by AstroIS

Vikings

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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

Renaissance (1400–1600)

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