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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by bookofjoe on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:17PM (#20446984)
Greek artifact, not Roman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by nickbauman on Monday July 15, 2019 @11:08PM (#20447188)
From the early middle of the ancient Roman era. The nationality of the artifact is less significant than the time in assessing the state of the art especially in this case.
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