Evolution of the wheel | All About History
2014年5月4日 · The oldest wooden wheel discovered so far was found in Ljubljana, Slovenia and is believed to date back to about 3200 BC. It was about the same time that the wheel was first used for transportation on chariots. With a need for greater speed and manoeuvrability, the Egyptians created the spoked wheel around 2000 BC, while Celtic chariots a ...
First mechanical lawnmower | All About History
2013年7月29日 · The first lawnmowers were intended for use on country estates and pleasure gardens, where grass was kept trim either by grazing animals or by gangs of labourers (mowers) who used long-bladed scythes. Edwin Beard Budding of Stroud, Gloucestershire, invented the mechanical lawnmower after seeing a carding machine in operation at a local cloth mill.
Spinning jenny | All About History
2013年8月12日 · The spinning jenny – the world’s first industrial spinning frame – worked by connecting multiple spindles and multiple rovings (a long, narrow bundle of fibre) to the end of a fixed wooden frame. Onto these spindles numerous rove threads were affixed, extended down its length and clamped between two movable horizontal bars that when drawn ...
How drawbridges worked | All About History
2013年8月6日 · How drawbridges worked. Classical, medieval drawbridges worked via the simple principle of counterweight, with large wood and metal bridges pivoted via a series of balancing weights in a castle’s gatehouse. The weights, which were attached to the bridge’s lifting chains, enabled the platform to be raised via a windlass, which in turn ...
12 weird and wonderful Tudor Christmas traditions, from boy …
2016年12月9日 · A Spinning Wheel Covered in Flowers The Tudor ‘12 Days of Christmas’ was a period in which tools were downed and work was forbidden between Christmas Eve (24 December) and Epiphany (6 January). To keep women from their chores (unlike the menfolk, the home was their workplace after all), it was customary to decorate the home’s spinning ...
Win the chance to drive three supercars! | All About History
2014年8月9日 · A thrilling new app from the makers of Total 911 magazine is offering users the chance to spend an afternoon at the wheel of up to three supercars such as the Ferrari F430, Audi R8, Aston Martin Vantage and many more. Great Driving Roads is a brand new innovative app designed to reveal the most exciting routes on planet Earth.
Could this be the oldest temple in the world? | All About History
2015年1月16日 · However, the most peculiar thing about Gobekli Tepe is that, with our current understanding of Neolithic people, it shouldn’t exist. The structures not only predate the beginning of animal husbandry, but they were built before the invention of pottery, writing and the wheel.
How filthy were the Romans? | All About History
2014年9月16日 · How filthy were the Romans? Although the Ancient Romans are famed for their complex sanitation and aqueduct system, a forerunner of modern sanitation systems, not all of the citizens enjoyed such benefits. The privileged life was enjoyed by only five per cent of the population of Rome, while the other 95 per cent lived at or below the poverty line.
Discover the secrets of Ancient Egypt | All About History
2016年1月4日 · Our Book of Ancient Egypt will transport you to a time when pharaohs ruled as gods over an advanced society guided by a pantheon of deities and demigods. Take a tour of one of history’s most powerful ancient civilisations and understand a culture whose legacy lives on in our hearts and minds. Meet some of the most iconic pharaohs, tour the ...
The invincible tank: the Tiger I | All About History
2014年11月14日 · The Tiger II was certainly an evolution. The suspension and wheel layout was very similar as was the sloping armour. It was a larger tank so it mounted a much larger gun. The Tiger II cannon was basically the anti-aircraft gun that they used at the beginning of the war. This was the 88mm that could penetrate 140mm of armour from 2,000 yards or ...