Greece - Rome - Engineering - Mechanics
Mechanics, engineering, and technology in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Engineering in the Ancient World
Review of J. G. Landels' Engineering in the Ancient World.
Review of J. G. Landels' Engineering in the Ancient World.
Roman Glass-Making
The history of glass-making based on an exhibit at the Kelsey Museum. Most of the glass is from Egypt which, because of the desert conditions, preserved the glass intact.
The history of glass-making based on an exhibit at the Kelsey Museum. Most of the glass is from Egypt which, because of the desert conditions, preserved the glass intact.
Antikythera Mechanism - Ancient Greek Computer
Basic information on this ancient clockwork device.
Basic information on this ancient clockwork device.
A Brief History of Time
Jesse Weissman's look at the origins of clocks, clepsydras, anaphoric and the astrolabe.
Jesse Weissman's look at the origins of clocks, clepsydras, anaphoric and the astrolabe.
The History of Plumbing
The Romans contributed baths and aqueducts to the history of plumbing.
The Romans contributed baths and aqueducts to the history of plumbing.