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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. Early thermal weapons, which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories, were employed in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approximately the 8th century BC until the mid-16th century AD).
The moisture content of firewood determines how it burns and how much heat is released. Unseasoned (green) wood moisture content varies by the species; green wood may weigh 70 to 100 percent more than seasoned wood due to water content. Typically, seasoned (dry) wood has 20% or less moisture content.
In Scotland, such a token (Scottish Gaelic: crann-tara, [9] [10] translated as "fiery cross" [11] [12] or "cross of shame" [11]) was used to rally clan members to arms. The practice is described in the novels and poetry of Sir Walter Scott. A small burning cross or charred piece of wood would be carried from town to town.
The use of wood as a fuel source for heating is much older than civilization and is assumed to have been used by Neanderthals. Today, burning of wood is the largest use of energy derived from a solid fuel biomass. Wood fuel can be used for cooking and heating, and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that generate electricity.
Wood floors should last longer Carpet should last about 10 years, which is the length of a typical warranty, Davis says. "After that, it's just going to ugly out," she says.
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Fiery cross (bidding stick), a term used in early Scotland for burning a piece of wood as a beacon; Fiery Cross, a sailing ship; The Fiery Cross, a novel by Diana Gabaldon in the Outlander series; The Fiery Cross (Bruch), an 1889 cantata by Max Bruch. The Fiery Cross, a defunct newsletter of the United Klans of America
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