ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYPOCAUST
From Latin hypocaustum, from Greek hupokauston room heated from below, from hupokaiein to light a fire beneath, from hypo- + kaiein to burn.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOCAUST»
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Central Heating, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
The first known practical system in the Western world was the Roman Hypocaust.
It consisted of a fireplace built at basement level at one end of the building. The
hot gas and smoke coming from the fire were directed through a series of ...
2
Studies in Hellenistic Architecture
A branch of the hypocaust led to Room G with its circle of Sitzbad tubs; these
were supplied from a basin heated by the hypocaust.127 Room D seems to have
contained a series of three large bathtubs placed directly above the hypocaust.
128 ...
Frederick E. Winter, 2006
3
The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: Final Report on the ...
One may assume that when the bath was devoted to other uses after the
earthquake of 363, the hypocaust system was dismantled and the bricks were
hauled over to strengthen the subfloor in the Stratum VA structures of Area K. A
few were ...
4
Panorama of the City of Chester: Containing Its Curiosities, ...
At the back of a smith's shop, at present occupied by Mr. Fowlds, nearly under the
Feathers Hotel, in Bridge-street, are preserved, in a tolerably perfect state, the
remains of a hypocaust, and of a sweating bath, much in use among the Romans,
...
5
Journal of the British Archaeological Association
archway to the hypocaust appeared as though, at the close of the Roman period,
it had been used as a receptacle for rubbish, — such as the sweeping of floors
might produce, — for the earth, as each spadeful was taken up, was found to be ...
6
Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture
The Roman hypocaust system {hypo: below, and kaiein: to burn) is perhaps the
most well-known historical thermally active surface system. While its origins are
not as clear as once thought, its organization and use in the Roman era were
well ...
7
A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation: being a ...
The fire-hearth was at i; and the flame and smoke passed through the arched
cavity or throat of the furnace/ into the hypocaust. Two flues, m n, opened into the
hypocaust ; the flue m, which probably conducted the smoke and hot air under ...
8
The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn
A131:X1 Patch of burnmg on lloor of hypocaust. Rooms 1, 2. A132.X1 Patch of
burnmg on lloor of hypocaust, Rooms 1, 2. A133:X1 Patch of burnmg on lloor of
hypocaust, Rooms 1-2. A134.X1 Patch of burnmg on lloor of hypocaust. Rooms 1
-2 ...
Eric Hostetter, Thomas Noble Howe, 1997
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Studies in Ancient Technology
Again there are examples where the air used for ventilating the room was drawn
in through the hypocaust system and thus this air had to be sucked in over the
glowing embers of the fire through the flue and the heating chamber into the
living ...
Robert James Forbes, 1965
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Solar Air Systems - Built Examples
Control The fan operation is controlled by a differential thermo stat, which
additionally opens the flaps at the inlet of the hypocaust. The set points are DT= 5
Kfor operation with a hysteresis of 2 K. The sensors are placed in the hypocaust
and at ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOCAUST»
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hypocaust is used in the context of the following news items.
53 unbelievable photos of Nottingham's caves
... Thomas Herbert's 'Herbarium Cave', fitted with a stove, chimney and hypocaust system; Workmen prepare one of Nottingham's caves for use ... «Nottingham Post, Jun 15»
Bulgaria's Lovech Boasts Europe's First Virtual Museum of Water
Inside, visitors can observe through a special glass how the hypocaust - the ancient underfloor heating system, functioned, Darik radio reports. «Novinite.com, Jun 15»
Falkirk's Roman bathhouse wasn't up to scratch
... the waters of the East Burn in rooms heated by a hot air underfloor 'hypocaust' system which the archaeologists found during the excavation. «Falkirk Herald, Jun 15»
Is a Roman villa buried near Aylsham?
... used to write on wax tablets, part of a brooch, a section from a hypocaust system used for under-floor heating, and earlier Iron Age pottery. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 15»
Slimbridge Dowsing Group
... including a minor Roman road going through the site, and a bathhouse with a hypocaust, the Roman method of underfloor heating. «Stroud News and Journal, May 15»
Tour guides in Roman soldier costumes greet visitors at new …
... among others, the treasury room that hosted the Legion's money, the officer's area, as well as a Roman heating installation called hypocaust. «Romania-Insider.com, May 15»
Travel: Israel
Once in control, the Romans imported their own customs and their bathhouse – with hypocaust or underfloor heating, and mosaics – is ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
Archaeologists find coins, bow brooches and bones among Iron Age …
“An extensive range of features were found there, including part of a phased hypocaust area, a large area of ash and charcoal, faced stone and ... «Culture24, Apr 15»
Heated dining rooms and butchery: The robbed Roman villa found …
A “substantial” quarry pit had been backfilled with material including quantities of ash which could be rakings from the hypocaust stokehole. «Culture24, Apr 15»
Horizontal chimney flue heats café and customers' backsides
Good one Paul Robertson. Hypocaust is the first thing that came to mind upon reading this article. Developed by the Romans, it used the whole ... «Gizmag, Mar 15»
