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Ancient and modern

The Greeks’ curiosity extended far beyond the cerebral

19 November 2022

9:00 AM

19 November 2022

9:00 AM

These days technology rules the roost and robots take questions in the House of Lords. In the West at least, the Greeks (as ever) got there first. Like the Romans, they were fascinated by hydraulics, springs, pistons, gears, sprockets, pulley-chains – and experimented with them to produce a whole range of lifting, digging, and propelling devices, especially for military purposes.

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