Mechanical engineering in antiquity
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- Avisaru
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Mechanical engineering in antiquity
Is there an Almean equivalent of the Antikythera mechanism? (any place and any time before modernity will suffice; Skouras, maybe?)
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way. - Mark Twain
In reality, our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, which indeed is a divine gift. - Socrates
In reality, our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, which indeed is a divine gift. - Socrates
Skouras was definitely the place for such things— see the Almeopedia article on Steam for a few examples. The Skourenes had weight-based clocks, looms with foot pedals, windmills, and spinning machines, so they were the most advanced with machinery in the ancient world.
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- Avisaru
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Thanks! Any info about the history of computation on Almea?
Sorry if I'm asking too many annoying questions.
Sorry if I'm asking too many annoying questions.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way. - Mark Twain
In reality, our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, which indeed is a divine gift. - Socrates
In reality, our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, which indeed is a divine gift. - Socrates