Chronicles of the Past
What technologies have been lost? 15 Forgotten Revolutionary Technologies Ahead Of Their Time Greek Fire. Flexible Glass. Damascus steel. Apollo and Gemini Space Program Technology. Silphium. Nepenthe. Roman Concrete. Starlite Egg. What technology no longer exists? You might remember many of these, but there are plenty of the younger generation that don’t. Public telephone booths. …
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Why did Queen Juliana abdicate? The independence of Indonesia, which saw more than 150,000 Dutch troops stationed there as decolonization force, was regarded as an economic disaster for the Netherlands. With the certain loss of the prized colony, the queen announced her intention to abdicate, doing so on 4 September 1948. Which Dutch princess was …
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How did the Byzantines view Muslims? Arabs and the Middle East were among the first to embrace Christianity, leaving their print on its culture. Thus Byzantium, by geography and culture, encountered Islam at its birth. No wonder that many saw and treated Islam as a contemporary Christian “heresy” – whatever the word may connote. How …
Which two 2 types of de aeration are used in steam boilers? There are two basic types of deaerators, the tray-type and the spray-type: The tray-type (also called the cascade-type) includes a vertical domed deaeration section mounted on top of a horizontal cylindrical vessel which serves as the deaerated boiler feedwater storage tank. What is …
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Cost of Taj Mahal: Shah Jahan may have spent nearly Rs 70 billion to build the Taj Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal may have cost Shah Jahan what is nearly Rs 70 billion today! One of the jewels of Islamic art in India, the Taj Mahal is the mausoleum of Mughal King Shah Jahan …
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How did people write in ancient Greece? The principal vehicles for writing were wax tablets incised with a stylus or a prepared surface of skin, such as leather and vellum, or of papyrus written on with a pen. Other surfaces—e.g., broken pieces of pottery, lead, wood, and even cloth—were also used. How do Greek people …
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Can you travel from UK to France without a passport? You need a valid passport to travel between the UK and the EU. When did passports start UK? 1.1 The passport first made its appearance in the reign of Henry V in the form of a ‘safe conduct’. The Privy Council granted passports from at …
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What do you mean by confirmed? to approve someone or something officially by formal agreement: His appointment has not been confirmed by the Senate. When it is confirm or confirmed? If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or email or on the phone. If someone …
Why did the East German economy fail? There were several reasons behind the backward economic situation in East Germany. While large sums had been poured into West Germany, especially by the United States, the Soviet Union not only put nothing into the economy of its zone but actually took out large amounts in reparations and …
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The 3 Vatican Secret Rooms you can see are: The Bramante Staircase. The Room of the Masks (also known as the Cabinet of the Masks) The Niccoline Chapel (also known as the Chapel of Nicholas V) Is there a secret passage from the Vatican? Passetto di Borgo: The Hidden Papal Escape Route To the …
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