Abraham Darby figured out how to make iron thinner. His iron was used to build the first iron arch bridge. Coke is a grey, hard, and porous fuel source according to Wikipedia. The coke-burning blast furnace drove to the Industrial Revolution which dramatically changed the western world after 1800.
Thomas Savery built and patented a steam pump in 1698. It was also used to power other tools and machinery. Steam engines perform mechanical work.
Newcomen was born in Dartmouth in 1663. He improved Savery's engine. His job supported his preaching. The first Baptist preacher was John Smyth in 1602. The Baptists appeared in England in the 1600s.
The Octant could be used day or night. Sailors used the octant and the sextant. It overtook the instruments market by 1780.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Mechanical Calculator, Piano, Thermometer, Seismometer
Gottfried Leibniz
The first day I studied Gottfried Leibniz. Gottfried Leibniz made the mechanical calculator better. He was born in 1646. His progress with the mechanical calculator kept the field alive.
Bart Cristofori invented the piano around 1700 in Italy. Bart Cristofori began selling his piano as Medici's Wealth declined. The piano led to the development of the electronic keyboard.
Daniel Fahrenheit was born in 1686 and lived in the Dutch Republic. Daniel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. Thermometers measure temperature. Early thermometers were developed by the 160s in Italy but didn't have standard scales.
The Chinese invented the seismometer in 132 A.D.Seisemometers measure earthquakes. Earthquakes were disastrous to the economy. Seismometers helped save lives by providing early warnings.
The first day I studied Gottfried Leibniz. Gottfried Leibniz made the mechanical calculator better. He was born in 1646. His progress with the mechanical calculator kept the field alive.
Bart Cristofori invented the piano around 1700 in Italy. Bart Cristofori began selling his piano as Medici's Wealth declined. The piano led to the development of the electronic keyboard.
Daniel Fahrenheit was born in 1686 and lived in the Dutch Republic. Daniel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. Thermometers measure temperature. Early thermometers were developed by the 160s in Italy but didn't have standard scales.
The Chinese invented the seismometer in 132 A.D.Seisemometers measure earthquakes. Earthquakes were disastrous to the economy. Seismometers helped save lives by providing early warnings.
Christian Huygens, John Wallis, Robert Hooke, Isaac Newton
Christian Huygens was born in 1629 in the Dutch Republic. His father was friends with Meressene and Descarte. Huygens discovered the rings of Saturn in 1655. He invented the pendulum clock in 1656.
John Wallis invented the infinity symbol and aided the Cromwell Puritans. Calculus is the mathematical study of change. "Calculus" means a small pebble used for counting.
Robert Hooke published his microscope experiments in 1665. Anton Von Leeuwenhoek did not go to college. A doctor friend introduced him to the Royal Society. His discoveries started the science of microbiology.
Isaac Newton studied natural philosophy in college. Newton ruled the Royal Society for 25 years with an iron fist. Newton's science proved an alternative worldview. He came up with the laws of motion and gravity.
John Wallis invented the infinity symbol and aided the Cromwell Puritans. Calculus is the mathematical study of change. "Calculus" means a small pebble used for counting.
Robert Hooke published his microscope experiments in 1665. Anton Von Leeuwenhoek did not go to college. A doctor friend introduced him to the Royal Society. His discoveries started the science of microbiology.
Isaac Newton studied natural philosophy in college. Newton ruled the Royal Society for 25 years with an iron fist. Newton's science proved an alternative worldview. He came up with the laws of motion and gravity.
Barometer, Vacuum Pump, Minute Hand, Robert Boyle
The Barometer
The Barometer is made up of a tube and dish full of mercury. Mercury is a dense liquid metal. The Barometer led to the development of meteorology and electricity.
Vacuum Pump
Miners had trouble pumping water out of mines. Robert Boyle made the vacuum pump better. Vacuum pumps are used in air conditioning. A vacuum pump sucks up air.
The Minute Hand
It reduced clock error down to 15 seconds per day. The minute hand appeared in 1690. It was adopted almost immediately by everyone. They began replacing the pendulum clock by the 1940s.
Robert Boyle was born in 1627 and studied Galileo's work. He rejected the greek view of four elements. He believed in science as a way to glorify God. He is one of the founders of chemistry and the scientific method.
The Barometer is made up of a tube and dish full of mercury. Mercury is a dense liquid metal. The Barometer led to the development of meteorology and electricity.
Vacuum Pump
Miners had trouble pumping water out of mines. Robert Boyle made the vacuum pump better. Vacuum pumps are used in air conditioning. A vacuum pump sucks up air.
The Minute Hand
It reduced clock error down to 15 seconds per day. The minute hand appeared in 1690. It was adopted almost immediately by everyone. They began replacing the pendulum clock by the 1940s.
Robert Boyle was born in 1627 and studied Galileo's work. He rejected the greek view of four elements. He believed in science as a way to glorify God. He is one of the founders of chemistry and the scientific method.
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