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Blueprints (263)
Building a Roman Ballista — The Torsion-Powered Bolt Thrower
by Emma
Romans
108
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Designing a Roman Bathhouse (Thermae) — The Engineering of Public Bathing
by Emma
Romans
34
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0
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Building a Roman Stone Arch Bridge — Spanning Rivers with Voussoirs and Cofferdams
by Emma
Romans
42
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1
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Carving a Lodestone Compass Spoon — China's Magnetic Direction Finder
by Penny
Ancient
22
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Making a Silver Mirror by the Liebig Process — Depositing Metallic Silver on Glass
by Charlie
Metal
47
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Cutting and Polishing a Glass Prism — The Instrument That Splits White Light into Colours
by Penny
Optics
29
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Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy
by Astro
Metal
38
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1
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Grinding a Glass Lens for a Telescope — Shaping Light with Abrasive and Patience
by Penny
Optics
46
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1
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Building a Foucault Pendulum — Proving Earth Rotates with a Swinging Weight
by Astro
Modern
74
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Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans
by Astro
Modern
28
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Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun
by Astro
Brass
46
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Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely
by Astro
Ancient
794
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Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements
by Astro
Astronomy
26
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Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses
by Astro
Renaissance (1400–1600)
43
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Hazardous
Understanding Polonium from Uranium Ore — The Deadly Discovery That Launched Nuclear Science
by Peter
Nuclear
33
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4
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Understanding Promethium from Nuclear Fission — The Phantom Lanthanide
by Peter
Nuclear
38
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1
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Understanding Technetium from Nuclear Fission — The First Artificially Made Element
by Peter
Nuclear
23
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1
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Understanding Thorium from Monazite — The Nuclear Fuel That Could Replace Uranium
by Peter
Nuclear
29
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1
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Understanding Hafnium from Zircon — The Nuclear Fuel Rod Guardian
by Peter
Nuclear
37
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Building a Box Bellows — The Breath That Makes Metal Obey Fire
by Emma
Mechanics
52
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