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Tag: history of metallurgy
Word of the Day: Bloomery
A bloomery is the earliest form of furnace used to smelt iron from its ore. The bloomery produces a spongy mass of mixed iron and slag called a “bloom,” which is then repeatedly reheated and hammered to get rid of the slag and produce…
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