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Bessemer Converter, Sheffield
A Bessemer converter in the Science Museum, Sheffield, England. Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) invented a converter in 1856 during the Industrial Revolution that made steel production much cheaper and more reliable. Steel was much stronger, lighter...
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The Steel Industry in the British Industrial Revolution
The production of steel during the British Industrial Revolution became cheaper and more reliable thanks to the Bessemer converter, a type of blast furnace that removed undesirable impurities from pig iron. The superior strength and durability...
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Bessemer Converter Model
A cut-away model of a Bessemer converter, invented by Henry Bessemer in 1856 during the Industrial Revolution in order to mass-produce steel. (Science Museum, London)
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Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism (also known as the Antikythera Device), dated to the late 2nd century/early 1st century BCE (roughly 205-60 BCE) is understood as the world's first analog computer, created to accurately calculate the position of...
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Caracalla Baths, Rome, Italy - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Caracalla Baths in Rome, Italy may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
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Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Great Baths in Mohenjo-Daro in the Sindh province of modern-day Pakistan may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
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Roman Baths in Bath, England - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Roman Baths in modern-day Bath, England may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
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Roman Baths of Odessos - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Roman Baths of Odessos in modern-day Varna, Bulgaria may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
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Basilica Therma, Sarıkaya, Turkey - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Basilica Therma in Sarıkaya, Turkey may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
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Baths at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.