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Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by Gravityloss on Friday December 10, 2021 @01:26PM (#29513541)
Then there are projects like Colosseum which took only 7-8 years to build. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum or Parthenon that took 9 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon
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Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by bsder on Friday December 10, 2021 @03:09PM (#29514883)
Most things in the ancient Greek world needed to be completed in less than a generation because a generation tended to be the recurring timeframe for wars (funny that).
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Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by zajio1am on Friday December 10, 2021 @08:15PM (#29517469)
I guess that in modern world, such buildings would not even get paperwork/permits in 7-9 years.
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