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Old 01-22-2010, 12:08 AM   #61 (permalink)
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I thought by pointing out that a Greek inventor (Hero of Alexandria) was the first (as far as I know in recorded history or at least according to the History Channel) to invent said inventions, I was only helping you in your quest of true knowledge. Think about it, some guy in the 13th century was just improving what the ancient Greeks (like Hero of Alexandria) was doing in the first century - to me that is amazing. You gotta love those ancient Greeks though, their motto should be "Been there, done that."
I'll tell you what, how about you try to convince me that what you're saying is worthwhile by providing some sources that prove what you are claiming is true?
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I'll tell you what, how about you try to convince me that what you're saying is worthwhile by providing some sources that prove what you are claiming is true?

I can only provide sources; I can not convince you that it's worthwhile, that is entirely up to you to be interested in things that interest you. It seem to me that if Hero of Alexandria (along with other ancient Greek and Roman inventors) hasn't piqued your curiousity already where you had to look them up on your own, it wouldn't matter what proof I provide - it won't really mean anything.

Your picks are your picks and they are important to you; and I am not trying to dismiss their achievements by mentioning the ancient Greeks.

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An early cam featuring a camshaft was built into Hellenistic water-driven automata from the 3rd century BC.
^ Andrew Wilson: "Machines, Power and the Ancient Economy", Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 92. (2002), pp. 1-32 (16)

The crank and connecting rod mechanism was first used in Roman water mills of late antiquity. The early known evidence appears on a late 3rd century AD relief of a saw mill from Hierapolis, Roman Asia, in which the mechanism converted the rotary motion of the waterwheel into the linear movement of the saw blades.
^ a b c Ritti, Tullia; Grewe, Klaus; Kessener, Paul (2007), "A Relief of a Water-powered Stone Saw Mill on a Sarcophagus at Hierapolis and its Implications", Journal of Roman Archaeology 20: 138–163 (161)*
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Old 01-22-2010, 08:53 PM   #63 (permalink)
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I can only provide sources; I can not convince you that it's worthwhile, that is entirely up to you to be interested in things that interest you. It seem to me that if Hero of Alexandria (along with other ancient Greek and Roman inventors) hasn't piqued your curiousity already where you had to look them up on your own, it wouldn't matter what proof I provide - it won't really mean anything.

Your picks are your picks and they are important to you; and I am not trying to dismiss their achievements by mentioning the ancient Greeks.

Heron of Alexandria, Inventions, Biography, Science (1/2)
I think you should look up more stuff at my behest, like how Hero of Alexandria was merely building on the ideas of Ugg the caveman, inventor of the wheel.
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