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Sinking of a mine shaft

Construction of the furnace	format MPEG - 3407 KB format MPEG - 0071 KB
The furnace was founded towards the end of the 18th century and abandoned around 1960. It was restored over a period of more than two weeks...

The blacksmithsâ night watch	format MPEG - 3778 KB format MPEG - 0108 KB
The master smelters have lit the fire and tipped in iron ore and charcoal, alternately, over a period of 40 hours...

The metal bloom	format MPEG - 3392 KB format MPEG - 0137 KB
The blacksmiths have removed the tuyères and opened the furnace. At a temperature of 1021 deg. Celsius, the furnace "gives birth" to 69 kilos of a spongy metal bloom of excellent quality...

At the forge	format MPEG - 3058 KB format MPEG - 0117 KB
The blacksmiths forge the iron...

Digitilisation of the sequences was done by the "Groupe Multimédia de la Division Informatique - Université de Genève".
Contact : Jean-Franois L'haire.

You need an appropriate programme in order to visualise the various sequences (format MPEG). You can also download the following versions :

Windows :

VMPEG, Stefan Eckart

MacIntosh :

QuickTime MPEG Extension, Apple Computer, Inc.
(this prerequisites QuickTime 2.5)

NET TOOB Stream Mac Plug-In, DUPLEXX SOFTWARE, INC.
(processeur PowerPC)

Unix :

The Berkeley MPEG Player, Berkeley University of California

In order to visualise these sequences from your Web navigator, you must indicate the programme you are using and where it can be found (Options - General Preferences - Helpers - Extensions mpg...). For Netscape, you will find information on Netscape - Support Customer Service.

Supplementary information regarding the standard MPEG and the multiple programmes available can be found on MPEG Archive.