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Tao Yue Summary
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c. 608-c. 676 Semi-legendary Chinese inventor of porcelain. It is said that Tao Yue was born near the Yangtze River, whose "white clay" (kaolin) he added to other varieties of clay in order to develop porcelain. In the Chinese capital at...
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Porcelain : Environmental Health Terms
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Glazed pottery ware, often of fine quality, manufactured from CHINA...
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Porcelain Information
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Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating refined materials, often including clay in the form of kaolinite, to high temperatures in a kiln at temperatures between 1,200 °C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F). The toughness,...


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China raises 800-year-old sunken ship
12/22/2007: 281 words, approx. 1 pages
After 800 years at the bottom of the sea, a merchant ship loaded with porcelain and other rare antiques was raised to the surface Friday in a specially built basket, a state news agency reported.The Nanhai No. 1, which means "South China Sea No. 1,"...
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'Cute Knut' raking in cash at Berlin Zoo
6/13/2007: 269 words, approx. 1 pages
"Cute Knut," Germany's celebrity polar bear cub, is turning into a moneymaker for the Berlin Zoo, which expects to bring in $3.3 million more than last year due to a dramatic rise in visitors.The 6-month-old bear draws several hundred visitors each day, who line up...
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Industrial designer Schreckengost dies
1/27/2008: 318 words, approx. 1 pages
Viktor Schreckengost, an artist and prolific industrial designer whose ubiquitous works ranged from familiar toys and White House porcelain to innovative trucks and even lawn mowers, has died. He was 101.Schreckengost died Saturday while visiting family in Tallahassee, Fla., said Brenda Jackson of the Viktor...
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Artist, designer Schreckengost dies
1/28/2008: 318 words, approx. 1 pages
Viktor Schreckengost, an artist and prolific industrial designer whose ubiquitous works ranged from familiar toys and White House porcelain to innovative trucks and even lawn mowers, has died. He was 101.Schreckengost died Saturday while visiting family in Tallahassee, Fla., said Brenda Jackson of the Viktor...
 


 

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