October 2016
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
3h 21m
English
Content preview from ReMaking History, Volume 2
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Index
A
acoustics, science of, 17
Age of Steel, 6
alchemy versus science, 40
amber, translation as “electron,” 100
arc light, invention by Davy, 132. See also carbon arc light
Aristotle, 40
automobile carburetor and Venturi Effect, 46
B
backyard torch, 35
band saw, 149
belt sander, 149
Bernoulli’s equation and principle, 44–45
Bessemer, Henry
and carbon steel, 7
function, 15
number of patents, 6
portrait of, 4
boric acid powder, 82
boron
preventing materials from igniting, 86
relationship to fireproofing, 79–80
brimstone, relationship to fire, 79
Brugnatelli, Luigi, 128
C
campaign torch, use of, 27
campfire poker, fireproofing, 81–85
car jack, lifting capability, 64–65
carbon arc light. See also ...
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