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The compass was invented accidentally, but it was used for several things.  The Chinese used the compass for Chi which was the study of the magnetic force around the earth.  When the Germans heard about the compass, they used it for sailing because they saw the productive use of the compass.  The Chinese were soContinue reading “How the Compass was Used”

Simple machines help hold houses together, keep doors open, and turn things.  The names of three of the simple machines are the screw, the wedge, and the gear.  There are more simple machines, but this essay will only talk about three.     The first simple machine is the screw.  The screw helps hold houses andContinue reading “Simple Machines Everywhere”

There are a lot of inventions that have changed one’s way of thinking.  After the Roman Empire collapsed, those inventions were nearly lost, but there was a hope: the monks.   The monks were very sophisticated, they knew how to read and write.  They had libraries of Greek and Roman books.  The monks could have readContinue reading “How the monks helped build the world”

It was hard to build anything with height without our modern day tools.  No one knows how the great pyramids were built.  People do know it would have been rather hard to build the pyramids without the crane.     When the crane was invented, taller buildings started being built.  It was easier to build higherContinue reading “How Tools Impact Architecture”

War has been going on since the beginning of time, and military inventions have changed the outcome of war for years.  Weapons have evolved deeply from the simple to the complex. That can change the outcome of wars.   At first, the sword was basically just a rounded tip blade with a leather handle.  This inventionContinue reading “How Military Inventions Changed the Outcome of War”

There are two different ways to view time.  One is the linear view, and the other is the cyclical view.  The different views will affect one’s attitude.  The linear view is where time has a beginning, a middle, and an end.  The cyclical view is where time has no beginning and no end.  Time startsContinue reading “How the View of Time Changes Attitude”