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The ancient scientists of the Ptolemaic Era were very close to bring the Industrial Revolution 2000 years before it happened
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Reading the thread of Person445 about Cleopatra here Thread: The Secret History of Cleopatra the Last Pharoah with Ralph Ellis
I remembered something i had read in books long ago.
The techonology of the ancient times, really got a turn during the Ptolemaic Era (the Alexandrian period) which if it was to be continued, we would have the Industrial Revolution from the 1rst century AC. (2000 years before it actually happened around 1760 AC)
We all know about the Library of Alexandria, the Ptolemy's Geocentric model, the mapping of the world of the same era, but there are also other mathematical and technical advances that had or could have other applications too.
I will translate-in summary- the lecture of 2 highly regarded university professors here in Greece,
Tasos Theodosis (Professor at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Honorary Doctorate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Member of the Academy of Sciences of Turin,Italy-)
and Michalis Tiverios, (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of History & Archaeology)
The title of the lecture is:
"Did the Ptolemaics have a steam water pump?"
Unfortunately the lecture is in Greek but you can have a look here and also check on the photos and sketches
[link to www.blod.gr]
to be continued
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