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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”

My favorite thing to do is play with my baby brother, Frank. His favorite thing to do is climb onto my mom’s desk and sit on the keyboard, poking her three computer monitors. He is 14 months old and he is half the size of my four-year-old brother, Chuck. Frank also likes climbing the stairsContinue reading “English Lesson 20 Essay : My Favorite Thing To Do”

1 Johannes Kepler : His grandfather was a mayor and his father was a mercenary. When he was six his mother took him to see a comet, and later in his life he almost became a minister, but became an Astronomer instead. 2 Galileo Galilei : His father, who lived from 1564 to 1642, wasContinue reading “History Lesson 105 Essay”

1 Compound microscope : By the 1500s, the Dutch had applied their creativity to lens making. Several claims for the invention of the compound microscope had arisen by the year 1600. The compound microscope allowed people to see things you couldn’t see normally. 2 William Gilbert : The ancient world knew of magnetism but notContinue reading “History 100 Essay”