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1 Lead Chamber Process : John Roebuck went to med school in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was taught by William Collen. He graduated and set up practice in Birmingham, but continued nourishing his interests in chemistry. He invented the lead chamber process in 1746. It increased the production of sulfuric acid production greatly. 2 The SpinningContinue reading “History Lesson 140 Essay”

1 Coke-Fired Blast Furnace : Abraham Darby was born in 1678 near Worcestershire. He devised an early coke burning iron process. He learned metallurgy coke burning process. He combined his skills, his uncle’s stories, and his own interests to invent the coke-fired blast furnace. 2 Newcomen Steam Engine : Papin built the first piston steamContinue reading “History Lesson 130 Essay”

1 Christiaan Huygens : He was born in 1629 in the Dutch republic. His father was friends with Mersenne and Descartes. Huygens received a scientific education and studied under great philosophers and received praise. He discovered the rings of Saturn in 1655 and invented the pendulum clock in 1656. 2 Calculus : Europeans began advancingContinue reading “History Lesson 120 Essay”

1 Mercury Barometer : Through Galileo, Torricelli became interested in the problem miners had when pumping water out of mines. Torricelli built a model of the mine with water in his backyard and drew attention. He used mercury instead of water to make a smaller model, and on accident created the Mercury Barometer. The barometerContinue reading “History Lesson 115 Essay”

I like where I live because, in a few months, my grandparents and aunt are moving into the house behind us. We have been waiting two years for our house to be built. We moved up to Idaho from California. We started moving into our new house on May 20th. We said that my babyContinue reading “English Lesson 25 Essay : What I Like About Where I Live”

1 Mersennes’ Laws : Mersennes was born in 1558 in France and was interested in fighting against occult influences. Pagan religions tended to worship nature and math. He pursued the mathematical basis of acoustics without getting confused. Sound is made by pressure waves traveling through the air. His laws tell how to tune an instrument.Continue reading “History lesson 110 Essay”