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The history of mankind is quite impressive. We have come a long way but it’s undeniable that the ancient civilizations that existed before us are all brilliant and amazing. They’ve built many incredible things and some of their inventions were far too advanced for their time. Archeologists and his

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The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical computer designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was recovered in 1900–1901 from the Antikythera wreck. However, its significance and complexity were not understood until decades later. The construction has been dated to the early 1st century BCE. Technological artifacts of similar complexity and workmanship did not reappear until the 14th century, when mechanical astronomical clocks were built in Europe. modern reconstruction at…

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Ancient Egyptian Technology Baghdad Battery Light Bulbs consists of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of one metal, and a rod of another. The current interpretation of their purpose is as a storage vessel for sacred scrolls from nearby Seleucia on the Tigris. Those vessels do not have the outermost clay jar, but are otherwise almost identical.[2][3] Wilhelm König was a professional painter who was an assistant at the National Museum of Iraq in the 1930s. When…

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Ancient Egyptians used a simple water clock, known as an astrolabe, to measure time for religious and administrative purposes. This early form of timekeeping predated modern clocks by thousands of years. #TechLanes #Technology #TechFacts

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bY Jayasankar G. -Ph.D. scholar enrolled with Dept. of Sanskrit, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram Ancient India was not only a land of philosophy and religion but also a fertile ground for science and technology. Many great sages authored vast literature on science and technology. Of which sage Bharadvāja's Vaimānikaśāstra is one of the most renowned and

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