2 years, 6 months ago
Was China the first nation to use inflatable bellows for ironworks?
In 1313, to what degree was China engaged in developing ironworks, the backbone of the industrial revolution?
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Found the following quote through the websearch,which clearly tells us that chinese were the first to use inflatable bellows in their ironworks industry.
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The Chinese during the ancient Han Dynasty were also the first to apply hydraulic power (ie. a waterwheel) in working the inflatable bellows of the blast furnace. This was recorded in the year 31 AD, an innovation of the engineer Du Shi, Prefect of Nanyang.33 Although Du Shi was the first to apply water power to bellows in metallurgy, the first drawn and printed illustration of its operation with water power came in 1313 AD, in the Yuan Dynasty era text called the Nong Shu
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Yuan_Dynasty_-_waterwheels_and_smelting.png/260px-Yuan_Dynasty_-_waterwheels_and_smelting.png
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Yuan_Dynasty_-_waterwheels_and_smelting.png/260px-Yuan_Dynasty_-_waterwheels_and_smelting.png
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The Chinese during the ancient Han Dynasty were also the first to apply hydraulic power (ie. a waterwheel) in working the inflatable bellows of the blast furnace. This was recorded in the year 31 AD, an innovation of the engineer Du Shi, Prefect of Nanyang.33 Although Du Shi was the first to apply water power to bellows in metallurgy, the first drawn and printed illustration of its operation with water power came in 1313 AD, in the Yuan Dynasty era text called the Nong Shu
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Your right on to the Chinese innovations.