You may know them, but I would never know if I didn’t read “the history of science and technology” by Bryan Bunch, which I bought more than 3 years ago.<\/p>\n
Chinese are the first to use natural gas and oil for lighting and heating.<\/p>\n
With Archimedean screw, water can be raised higher than 10 m.<\/p>\n
Maya may the first to use zero before India.<\/p>\n
China and Egypt, not like Mesopotamia and Maya, sustained their civilization because periodical flooding carried salt back toward the lower level of the soil, which made irrigation recyclable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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