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I learned about two inventions this week: the Lead Chamber Process and the Spinning Jenny.  I also learned about two inventors: Richard Arkwright and James Watt. The first invention is the Lead Chamber Process.  The Lead Chamber Process is a process that produces sulfuric acid.  It impacted history because sulfuric acid is used in fertilizer. Continue reading “Week 28 inventions and Inventors”

I learned about the Flying Shuttle, Marine Chronometer, and the Leyden Jar.  I also learned about an inventor named Anders Celsius. The first invention is the Flying Shuttle.  The Flying Shuttle is a loom that weaves faster and better than the original loom.  It impacted history because more cloth could be made so prices wereContinue reading “Week 27 Inventions and Inventor”

I will write about the Coke-Fired Blast Furnace, the Newcomen Steam Engine, the Octant, and Thomas Newcomen. The first invention is the Coke-Fired Blast Furnace.  The Coke-Fired Blast Furnace is a blast furnace that is run on coke.  It impacted history because the Coke-Fired Blast Furnace was more efficient so things like wood could beContinue reading “Week 26 Inventions and Inventor”

I learned about three inventions and one inventor this week.  The three inventions are: the piano, the thermometer, and the seismometer.  The inventor is Gottfried Leibniz.   The first invention is the piano.  The piano is a stringed musical instrument that uses keys to press a hammer which makes it play.  It impacted history becauseContinue reading “Week 25 Inventions and Inventor”

I learned about one invention and three inventors this week.  The invention is calculus and the inventors are Christaan Huygens, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, and Isaac Newton.    The only invention is calculus.  Calculus is a type of math.  It impacted history because it helped make calculators and computers possible.   The first inventor is Christaan Huygens. Continue reading “Week 24 Inventions and Inventors”

I learned about three inventions this week: the Mercury Barometer, the Vacuum Pump, and the Pendulum Clock. The first invention I learned about is the Mercury Barometer. The Mercury Barometer is an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.  It impacted history because it helped invent electricity. The next invention I learned about is the Vacuum Pump. Continue reading “Week 23 Inventions”

I learned about 3 inventions this week: the compound microscope, the newspaper, and the telescope. The first invention is the compound microscope.  The compound microscope is like a simple microscope.  The simple microscope has one lense, while the compound microscope has lots of lenses. The reason it has more lenses is because the more lensesContinue reading “Week 20 Inventions”

I learned about two inventions this week.  The Mercator Projection Map and the Backstaff. The first invention is the Mercator Projection Map.  The Mercator Projection Map is a map that takes the globe and flattens it out.  It also keeps angles and shapes, but the size and curvature is inaccurate.  It impacted history because withContinue reading “Week 19 Inventions”

I learned about two inventions this week.  The Heliocentric theory, and the pencil.   The first invention is the Heliocentric theory.  The Heliocentric theory is the theory which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System.  It impacted history because the Heliocentric theory helped start the scientific revolution.Continue reading “Week 18 Inventions”

I learned about two inventions and two inventors this week: the mariner’s astrolabe, double entry bookkeeping, Luca Paciolo, and Leonardo de Vinci.   The first invention is the mariner’s astrolabe.  The mariner’s astrolabe is an item that helps determine latitude by using the stars, which I think is really cool because I love outer space.Continue reading “Week 17 Inventions and Inventors”