feet away from you. Where are they coming from? The sky- loads of them. If you stay inside the castle you could be trapped inside but if you go outside you could get crushed by one of those stones. There is nowhere to hide nowhere to run. Many people get the Mangonel confused with the catapult. The Mangonel is believed to be invented by the Romans in 400BC. During the Medieval age the engine was used most by the French. It’s named Mangonel because the Latin word manganon means “an engine of war”
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The Steam Engine The Genesis of the Steam Engine In the eighteenth century‚ people began to harness new resources to use to help with farm-ing. An English military engineer‚ Thomas Sav-ery‚ invented a water pump for mines. It later evolved into a coal-powered steam engine developed by Thomas Newcomen. Another man‚ James Watt‚ later improved Newcomen’s invention in 1764. The steam engine was the doorway to powering locomotives and steamships. Savery’s invent-tion‚ the water pump‚ was also known
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“What kinds of explanations do scientists offer and how do those compare with those offered in other Areas of Knowledge? What are the differences between theories and myths‚ as forms of explanation?” The kinds of explanations offered by scientists compare and contrast to those offered by myths. But what are explanations? An explanation is a description‚ clarification‚ or justification of any claim or event. People tend to frequently look to scientists for these explanations‚ a scientist as in someone
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Essay In what ways can renewable energy contribute to growth in Caribbean countries? Documentation style: APA High oil prices have negatively affected growth in Caribbean economies and with prices constantly rising‚ the way forward is clear. This is the use of renewable energy instead of oil‚ which will result in many positive effects on the Caribbean and the world at large. Renewable energy is obtained from natural resources‚ such as wind‚ geothermal heats and waves. Unlike oil‚ renewable
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empires. They established a very prominent presence in Iran around 1828‚ through its connections with Iranian Armenians. They were a community that was an important passage of trade and influence between Russia and Iran for a long time. The biggest threat to the Russian empire were the Turks. During this time they had partial control over Crimea which was a penninsula in Russian empire territory‚ but they still managed to have some power of this area. The Turks
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Countries believe that forming alliance can protect their sovereignty and security of their nation. The alliance can be beneficial but it can also be harmful‚ where there is no benefit out of it. Alliances each have their own purpose and meaning. Throughout history countries have made alliances to protect social and economic interests among themselves. When countries have others besides them it is easy to say that they are benefiting from the alliance. Countries can carry out plans with other countries
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resource. Within this class we have watched eight TED talks that have given a new insight into each part of speech or the English language. Although the TED talks all have value within this class there is only one that stands out‚ "What Makes a Word Real?". What does make a word real? The importance of integrating new language into our writing goes beyond just vocabulary. It allows for language to change and evolve along with the people that use it. The influence this TED talk demonstrates that language
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wide-chord titanium fan blades. To make these fan blades light and strong the fan blades are made from titanium 6-4 alloy with a hollow internal “Warren–Girder” structure. This is done using 2 processes namely Superplastic forming and Diffusion bonding. The manufacture process starts with 3 sheets of forged titanium. A material called stop-off is printed onto 2 of the sheets which will stop them from joining together in the diffusion bonding process. The 3 sheets are then sandwiched together‚ and
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Wankel Rotary Engine: A History by John B. Hege Well Done Conceived in the 1930s‚ simplified and successfully tested in the 1950s‚ the darling of the automotive industry in the early 1970s‚ then all but abandoned before resurging for a brilliant run as a high-performance powerplant for Mazda‚ the Wankel rotary engine has long been an object of fascination and more than a little mystery. A remarkably simple design (yet understood by few)‚ it boasts compact size‚ light weight and nearly vibration-free
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Is it true or not that money is the main mate preferences and what are all preference for search and matching mate/couple. Traditionally‚ men marry with younger women with less education. All societies around the world‚ the husband supposed to dominate everything‚ give a treat and look after their wife and family. In the past women don’t go out for work‚ only things that she need to do is take care and look after their husband and child. Only men that go out for work‚ but everything changed now
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