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hypocaust: see heating.
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hypocaust
Nov 12, 2008; hypocaust : see heating .
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hypocaust system
Jan 01, 2002; hypocaust system [MC]. Roman central heating system, incorporating either a low basement chamber over which a fireproof floor was...
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pillared hypocaust
Jan 01, 2002; pillared hypocaust [MC]. A Roman-style underfloor heating system in which the floor is supported on PILAE so that hot air can...
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The heating system of the Roman baths.
Jan 01, 2007; ABSTRACT Underfloor heating systems are widely used today. They are preferred because they provide a homogeneous temperature...
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Radiant heat through the ages.(Reeves Retrospective Radiant Hydronic Heating)(Cover Story)
Jan 01, 2004; It is difficult to say when man first began to utilize radiant heating for his personal comfort. Anthropologists tell us that...
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