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Ancient Roman water supply diagram (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Very cool. I would of thought they used something like the archeamedas screw (oof I butchered his name. Still drinking coffee. Too lazy to Google correct spelling).

Excellent post, Pug

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny enough, they did use Archimedes' Screw in mining - mostly to pump out water though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Very true, good catch