An edition of The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity (2000)

The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity

by

  • 5 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
Cover of: The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity by J. E. Rehder, J. E. Rehder
Preview Only

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 5 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
August 14, 2020 | History
Edit
An edition of The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity (2000)

The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity

by

  • 5 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?

Publish Date
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Language
English
Pages
216

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects

Histoire, History, Ceramics, Pyrometallurgy, Fours métallurgiques, Antiquities, Céramique industrielle, Metallurgical furnaces, Pyrométallurgie, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Klassieke oudheid, Vuur, Industrial & Technical, SCIENCE, Chemical & Biochemical, Schmelzofen, Chemistry, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Metallurgie, Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Physical, Physical anthropology, Fire

Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity
The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity
February 2006, McGill-Queen's University Press
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity
Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity
2000, McGill-Queen's University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity
The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity
2000, McGill-Queen's University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Page xi
Foreword
Page xiii
Preface
Page xvii
Introduction
Page 3
1. The Nature of Heat and the Management of Its Temperature
Page 9
2. How Furnaces Work
Page 13
3. The Properties and Combustion of Biomass
Page 25
4. Furnace Configurations for Biomass Fuel
Page 38
5. Products Made in Antiquity in Biomass Fuelled Furnaces
Page 46
6. The Manufacture and Properties of Charcoal
Page 55
7. Combustion in Beds of Lump Charcoal
Page 63
8. Combustion Air Supply for Charcoal
Page 74
9. Furnace Configurations for Charcoal Fuel
Page 84
10. The Reduction of Metals and the Functions of Slags
Page 101
11. The Smelting of Copper
Page 113
12. The Smelting, Forging, and Properties of Iron
Page 122
13. Fuel Consumption by Pyrotechnology in Antiquity
Page 145
14. Fuel Supply and Deforestation
Page 153
15. Artifacts from te Operation of Furnaces
Page 160
Appendices
1. Combustion in Fuel Beds of Charcoal
Page 167
2. Pressure Drop in Tuyeres and Fuel Beds and Power Required
Page 175
3. Natural Draft in Fuel Beds
Page 180
4. A Furnace to Reliably Make a Bloom of Iron
Page 189
Glossary
Page 195
References
Page 199

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Montreal

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
660/.29687
Library of Congress
TN688.5 .R44 2000, TN688.5.R44 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 216 p. :
Number of pages
216

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3970166M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780773520677
ISBN 10
0773520678
ISBN 13
9780773520677
LCCN
2001277100
OCLC/WorldCat
43390847
Goodreads
3489341

Source records

Scriblio MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
amazon.com record
Internet Archive item record
Better World Books record
Library of Congress MARC record
marc_columbia MARC record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
August 14, 2020 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
November 28, 2019 Edited by DriniBot correct titles
November 13, 2019 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
November 8, 2019 Edited by Mek adding isbn13
December 10, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page