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Acknowledgments
by William Gurstelle
ReMaking History, Volume 1, 1st Edition
Titlepage
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Let’s Remake History
The ReMaking History Timeline
How This Book Is Organized
First Things First: Being Safe
Part 1: Ancient Times
Chapter 1: The Cave Dwellers of Lascaux and the Oil Lamp
Thagg and Grok Light Up the Night
Making an Olive Oil Lamp
The Wonder of Wicks
Chapter 2: Ptah-Hotep and the Bag Press
Building a Replica of the First Food Processor
Building an Ancient Egyptian Bag Press
Pressing On
Chapter 3: Ctesibius and the Siphon
The Jokester of Alexandria
Designing and Building a Tantalus Cup
Exploring Siphons with the Tantalus Cup
Chapter 4: Archimedes and the Water Screw
Re-creating the Invention That Made the Desert Bloom
The Genius of Archimedes’ Water Screw
Making a Water Screw Pump
Explorimenting with Your Water Screw
Chapter 5: Heron of Alexandria and the Gin Pole
You Can Lift Heavy Things
Heron’s Ancient Crane
Building a Gin Pole Crane
The Science of Lifting of Heavy Things
Part 2: The Hall of Medieval Makers
Chapter 6: The Medieval Blacksmith and the Oliver
Constructing the Big Hammer of the Middle Ages
Making a Model Oliver
The Smithy
Chapter 7: Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob’s Staff Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob’s Staff
The Rabbi Finds His Way
Laying Out a Jacob’s Staff
Assembling the Jacob’s Staff
Go West (or East) Young Man
Part 3: The Inventions of the Early Modern Scientists
Chapter 8: Dame Juliana Berners and the Fishing Lure
The Lure of Making Lures
Goin’ Fishin’
Making Your Own Fishing Lure
Making Your Lure
The Science of Hooking Fish
Chapter 9: Willebrord Snell and Triangulation
Measuring Long Distances by Using Triangles
Triangles: The Mapmaker’s Best Friend
Building a Circumferentor
Surveying the Modern World
Chapter 10: Otto von Guericke and the Vacuum Pump
Even Wild Horses Couldn’t Drag Them Apart
Re-creating the Magdeburg Hemispheres
Vacuums Everywhere
The Inventor’s Workshop
The Workbench
Necessary Tools
Further Reading
Index
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