âŠengine, which they called the PyrĂ©olophore, explaining that the word was derived from a combination of the Greek words for âfire,â âwind,â and âI produce.â Working on a piston-and-cylinder system similar to 20th-century gasoline-powered engines, the PyrĂ©olophore initially used lycopodium powder for fuel, and NiĂ©pce claimed to have used itâŠ
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