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Interesting article on Greek technology

Postby Gnaeus Dionysius Draco on Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:36 pm

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Postby Quintus Pomponius Atticus on Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:10 pm

Wow, this is interesting, thanks for the link. Next year, by the way, I plan to take a course in the "history of science in the ancient world" as one of my optional subjects. Like many students in the Arts faculty, I was a complete failure in maths and science at high school, but perhaps, when combined with antiquity, I might even like it :lol:.

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Postby Gnaeus Dionysius Draco on Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:33 pm

Did the ancients know about ristorno and homographical functions? :)

(sorry, inside joke)

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Postby Quintus Pomponius Atticus on Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:44 am

No idea really :wink: .

As for ristorno, you could always look it up in "Banque et affaires dans le monde romain", an introduction to Roman financial techniques by Jean Andreau or almost any other general work on the Roman economy.

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