Fire-setting
Fire-setting is a method of traditional mining used most commonly from prehistoric times up to the Middle Ages. Fires were set against a rock face to heat the stone, which was then doused with liquid, causing the stone to fracture by thermal shock. Some experiments have suggested that the water (or any other liquid) did not have a noticeable effect on the rock, but rather helped the miners' progress by quickly cooling down the area after the fire. This technique was best performed in opencast mines where the smoke and fumes could dissipate safely. The technique was very dangerous in underground workings without adequate ventilation. The method became largely redundant with the growth in use of explosives.
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Fire-setting
Fire-setting is a method of traditional mining used most commonly from prehistoric times up to the Middle Ages. Fires were set against a rock face to heat the stone, which was then doused with liquid, causing the stone to fracture by thermal shock. Some experiments have suggested that the water (or any other liquid) did not have a noticeable effect on the rock, but rather helped the miners' progress by quickly cooling down the area after the fire. This technique was best performed in opencast mines where the smoke and fumes could dissipate safely. The technique was very dangerous in underground workings without adequate ventilation. The method became largely redundant with the growth in use of explosives.
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Das Feuersetzen ist vermutlich ...... end mit Flüssigkeit abgekühlt.
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Fire-setting is a method of tr ...... because of cheapness of wood.
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Le dépilage au feu, d'abattage ...... s-sol ou d'une paroi rocheuse.
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Tillmakning, makning, eldsättn ...... er senare delen av 1800-talet.
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يُعَد إشعال النيران أحد أساليب ...... زيادة معدل استخدام المتفجرات.
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Das Feuersetzen ist vermutlich ...... end mit Flüssigkeit abgekühlt.
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Fire-setting is a method of tr ...... e growth in use of explosives.
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Le dépilage au feu, d'abattage ...... s-sol ou d'une paroi rocheuse.
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Tillmakning, makning, eldsättn ...... började komma till användning.
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يُعَد إشعال النيران أحد أساليب ...... زيادة معدل استخدام المتفجرات.
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Dépilage par le feu
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Fajrmetado
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Feuersetzen
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Fire-setting
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Tillmakning
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إشعال النيران
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