Medieval oil extraction
Presentation of the crude oil production by absorption of water (A and B) and distillation of the oil in a kettle (C) with lid (D). The oil was used for lamps and torches, as a wood preservative and as cart grease. The drawing is from the book De Re Metallica by the Saxon scholar Agricola (1494 -1555), one of the founders of geoscience
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11787686
Media ID
48229283
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1926px x 2104px
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Credit
© Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo~~
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Source
SZ Photo
Date
1500
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1494 1500 1555 Absorption Agricola Crude Distillation Extraction Founders Geoscience Grease Kettle Lamps Metallica Petroleum Preservative Saxon Scholar Torches
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