Johannes Hint testing the strength of Silicalcite. Photo depitcts Hint standing next to a compression measuring-device as he looks at a roughly 20-cm² block of silicate concrete.

#Silikaltsiidi (Silikaltsiit)
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#Silicalcite, aka silicate concrete, a building-material more commonly known as #Laprex, invented and manufactured by #JohannesHint (brother of #AaduHint, see #Vesse),...
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#Vesse (Vesse)
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Vesse (or Wesse), one of the leaders of the #JüriööÜlestõus (St. George’s Night Uprising) against the #German invaders, beginning 23rd April 1343. Vesse was from #Saaremaa where the uprising lasted about two years, and was relieved of his life in 1344.
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