First, the extinguisher valve is removed and the threads and interior of the cylinder are checked for corrosion, pitting, and any other abnormalities. [29 CFR 1910.157(f)(3)] If the cylinder passes the visual inspection, it is placed into a steel chamber, which is then filled with water at normal pressure.
Updated April 17, 2017. The earliest dated printed book known is the Diamond Sutra, printed in China in 868 CE. However, it is suspected that book printing may have occurred long before this date. In 1041, movable clay type was first invented in China.
The Bay Psalm Book is the first known book to be printed in what is now the United States. It was published in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by the Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The book was meant to be a faithful translation into English of the original Hebrew psalms.