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  2. Harmonograph - Wikipedia

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    [1] A simple, so-called "lateral" harmonograph uses two pendulums to control the movement of a pen relative to a drawing surface. One pendulum moves the pen back and forth along one axis, and the other pendulum moves the drawing surface back and forth along a perpendicular axis.

  3. Duplicating machines - Wikipedia

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    Like the typewriter, these machines were products of the second phase of the Industrial Revolution which started near the end of the 19th century (also called the Second Industrial Revolution). [1] This second phase brought to mass markets technologies like the small electric motors and the products of industrial chemistry without which the ...

  4. 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol - Wikipedia

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    2,6-di-tert-butylphenol is a precursor to more complex compounds used as antioxidants and light-protection agents for the stabilization for polymers. Of particular note is methyl-3-(3,5-di- tert -butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate (CAS# 6386-38-5), which is formed by the Michael addition of methyl acrylate .

  5. Mimeograph - Wikipedia

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    Because changing ink color in a mimeograph could be a laborious process, involving extensively cleaning the machine or, on newer models, replacing the drum or rollers, and then running the paper through the machine a second time, some fanzine publishers experimented with techniques for painting several colors on the pad. [19]

  6. Polygraph (duplicating device) - Wikipedia

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    Reproduction of Jefferson's polygraph at the Smithsonian Institution One of the polygraphs used by Thomas Jefferson, a portable version. A Polygraph is a duplicating device that produces a copy of a piece of writing simultaneously with the creation of the original, using pens and ink.

  7. Phenols - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, phenols, sometimes called phenolics, are a class of chemical compounds consisting of one or more hydroxyl groups (−O H) bonded directly to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. [1] The simplest is phenol, C 6 H 5 OH. Phenolic compounds are classified as simple phenols or polyphenols based on the number of phenol units in the ...

  8. Heliographic copier - Wikipedia

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    Architectural drawing, Canada, 1936. This is a simple process for the reproduction of any light transmitting document. Engineers and architects used to draw their designs on cartridge paper; these were then traced by hand on to tracing paper using Indian ink, which were kept to be reproduced with the cyano-copier whenever they were needed.

  9. Cresol - Wikipedia

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    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has set a permissible exposure limit at 5 ppm (22 mg/m 3) over an eight-hour time-weighted average, while the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends a limit of 2.3 ppm (10 mg/m 3).