| Topic
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Description
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Wikipedia link
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Subdivision
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Skills used in research
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| Armillary sphere
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The construction and use of armillary spheres
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Armillary sphere
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Astronomy
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Mechanic
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| Astrolabe
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The construction and use of the astrolabe
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Astrolabe
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Astronomy
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Mechanic
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| Dioptra
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The construction and use of the dioptra
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Dioptra
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Astronomy
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Mechanic
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| Mural instrument
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The construction and use of a mural instrument or mural quadrant
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Mural instrument
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Astronomy
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Mechanic
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| Orrery
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The construction and use of the orrery
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Orrery
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Astronomy
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Mechanic
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| Spherical astrolabe
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The construction and use of the spherical astrolabe
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Astrolabe
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Astronomy
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Mechanic
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| Wood lamination
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The use of lamination
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Lamination
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Construction
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Mechanic
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| Models and templates
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The use of models and templates in engineering
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Prototype and Stencil
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Design
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Mechanic
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| Archimedes principle
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The law of fluid displacement
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Archimedes' principle
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Fluid
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Fluid engineer
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| Force pump
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The construction and use of the force pump
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Piston pump § Force pump
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Fluid
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Fluid engineer
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| Theory of siphon
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The action of the siphon
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Siphon
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Fluid
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Fluid engineer
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| Valves
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The construction and use of valves
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Valve
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Fluid
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Fluid engineer
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| Astrarium
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The construction and use of the astrarium
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Astrarium
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Horology
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Mechanic
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| Conical water clock
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The use of conical shapes in water-based clocks to improve their accuracy
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Water clock
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Horology
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Fluid engineer
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| Hourglass
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The construction and use of the hourglass
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Hourglass
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Horology
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Mechanic
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| Mechanical clock
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The construction and use of mechanical clocks
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Clock § Early mechanical clocks
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Horology
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Mechanic
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| Shadow clock
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The use of shadows to tell direction and time
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Sundial
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Horology
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Mechanic
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| Water clock
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The use of water-based devices to tell time
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Water clock
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Horology
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Fluid engineer
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| Water clock reservoir
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The use of reservoirs in water-based clocks to improve their accuracy
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Zhang Heng § Extra tank for inflow clepsydra
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Horology
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Fluid engineer
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| Balance wheel
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The construction and use of the balance wheel.
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Balance wheel
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Bellows
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The construction and use of the bellows
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Bellows
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Camshaft
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The construction and use of the camshaft
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Camshaft
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Chain drive
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The construction and use of chain drives
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Chain drive
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Chariot odometer
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The construction and use of the chariot odometer
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Odometer
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Combination lock
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The construction and use of the combination lock
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Combination lock
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Crank
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The construction and use of the crank
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Crank (mechanism)
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Crankshaft
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The construction and use of the crankshaft
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Crankshaft
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Differential gear
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The construction and use of the differential gear
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Differential (mechanical device)
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Double acting piston bellows
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The construction and use of the double-acting piston bellows
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Bellows
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Lever
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The construction and use of the lever
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Lever
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Mechanical compass
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The construction and use of the mechanical compass
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Compass
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Padlock
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The construction and use of the padlock
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Padlock
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Piston
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The construction and use of the piston.
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Piston pump § Force pump
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Pulley
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The construction and use of the pulley
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Pulley
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Screw
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The construction and use of the screw
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Screw
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Straight beam balance
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The construction and use of the straight-beam balance
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Weighing scale § Mechanical balances
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Theory of gears
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The reasons why gears are effective
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Gear
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Theory of lever
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The reasons why the lever is effective
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Lever
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Theory of pulley
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The reasons why pulleys are effective
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Pulley
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Theory of screw
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The reasons why screws are effective
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Screw
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Theory of wedge
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The reasons why the wedge is effective
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Wedge
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Theory of wheel and axle
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The reasons why the wheel-and-axle construction is effective
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Wheel and axle
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Trip hammer
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The construction and use of the trip-hammer.
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Trip hammer
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Tumbler lock
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The construction and use of the tumbler lock
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Pin tumbler lock
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Verge escapement
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The construction and use of the verge escapement
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Verge escapement
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Warded lock
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The construction and use of the warded lock
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Warded lock
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Water-powered piston bellows
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The construction and use of the water-powered piston bellows.
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Du Shi § The Water-Powered Blast Furnace
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Water-powered sawmill
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The construction and use of the water-powered sawmill.
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Watermill
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Water-powered trip hammer
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The construction and use of the water-powered trip hammer
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Trip hammer and Water wheel
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Water wheel
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The construction and use of the water wheel.
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Water wheel
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Windlass
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The construction and use of the windlass
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Windlass
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Machine
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Mechanic
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| Atmospheric refraction
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atmospheric refraction
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Atmospheric refraction
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Camera obscura
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The construction and use of the camera obscura
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Camera obscura
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Cause of twilight
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a precise explanation of the cause of twilight involving atmospheric refraction
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Atmospheric optics
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Crystal lens
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The construction and use of the crystal lens
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Lens (optics) and Crystal
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Glass lens
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The construction and use of the glass lens
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Lens (optics) and Glass
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Height of atmosphere
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The calculation of the height of the atmosphere based on atmospheric refraction
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Atmosphere of Earth
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Law of refraction
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The relation between refraction and the half chord
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Snell's law
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Optics
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Mechanic
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| Parabolic mirror
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The construction and use of the parabolic mirror.
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Parabolic reflector
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Theory of color
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The theory of light and color
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Color theory
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Theory of rainbows
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The appearance of rainbows based on optical theories
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Rainbows
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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| Water-filled spheres
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The construction and use of water-filled spheres as lenses
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Lens (optics) and History of optics § Early history of optics
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Optics
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Optics engineer
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