Pont du gard oct 2007

Aqueduct to Ivory Soap

By Fennex
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    Aqueducts first created by Romans (7th Century BCE)

    Aqueducts first created by Romans (7th Century BCE)
    Aqueducts were used as an elevated irrigation system and brought water to ancient cities.
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    Architecture

    Architecture
    Architecture is a concept of building where as constructors would use different techniques, such as the arch, to build elaborate buildings.
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    Math

    Math
    Math was used in architecture to figure out different lengths and measurements in the buildings.
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    Geometry

    Geometry
    One field of math is geometry which is the study of shapes and design.
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    Chemistry

    Chemistry
    One field of science is chemistry which is the study of matter and mixtures.
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    The Arch

    The Arch
    The arch was a building technique that reduced the pressure of a building to cerain points on a building such as in the aqueducts.
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    Democritus

    Democritus
    Democritus was a Greek mathematician and scientist whos main focus in math was geometry.
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    Science

    Science
    Democritus was also very interested in the sciences and is one major founding father of some modern day sciences.
  • Founding of Chlorine

    Founding of Chlorine
    Chlorine was founded as an element by Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
  • Founding of Sodium

    Founding of Sodium
    Sodium was finally founded as an individual element by Sir Humphry Davy.
  • Sodium Chloride

    Sodium Chloride
    The sodium and chorine combine to make sodium chloride.
  • Soap Ingredients

    Soap Ingredients
    Soap's ingredients are added to give it a basic characteristic to scrub of the fats. Sodium chloride is an included ingredient.
  • Ivory Soap Introduced

    Ivory Soap Introduced
    Ivory Soap had mistakenly been invented by having the soap's mixture exposed to air for a longer time making the soap more buoyant.