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user-inactivated · 3003 days ago · link · · parent · post: Signs of Modern Astronomy Seen in Ancient Babylon
Hell, the Greeks had steam engines. I get the picture that if the Greeks had a bit of a shove, they could have triggered an industrial revolution all the way back in 200BC. I can see using something like this to power a war trireme, for example. That creates a demand for coal, and demand for coal is one of the major shoves that factored into the steam engine's adaptation.