#Assyrian Nimrud lens- Oldest
Telescope in the world
Assyrian Nimrud lens is known to be 3000-year-old piece of
rock crystal which was dug out by Sir, John Layard in 1850 in Nimrud, in
modern-day Iraq. It is oval in shape and is made from natural rock
crystal, this magnificent natural occurring crystal has focal length of
about 12cm and focal point about 11 cm from the flat side. Pettinato believes
this was one of the first lens to be used in a telescope.
#First Inventor of the Steam
Engine-Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria was Greek mathematician and prudent
engineer who is known for his invention of steam engine, his device is powdered
through steam and known as aeolipile named after Aiolos ,God of winds. This
amazing device was disremembered and never used properly until 1577, when the
steam engine was ‘reinvented’ by the philosopher, astronomer and engineer, Taqu
al-Din.
#The Incredible 2000-year-old
Earthquake Detector
With around 2000 years ago, the Chinese inventor Zhang heng
invented first seismoscope in 132 AD the ancient device is amazingly accurate
in detecting earthquake waves from afar and did not depend on shaking of the
site where the device is located
#The Baghdad Battery
The Baghdad Battery is a clay pot which encapsulates a
copper cylinder an iron rod is suspended in the centre of the cylinder that
doesn’t touches it, both the iron rod and copper cylinder are held in proper
place with the help of an asphalt drug it was discovered in 1936 in village
Khujut Rabu near Baghdad
#The Oldest Calendar in Scotland
In 2004 national trust for Scotland excavated an ancient
site that led to revelation of sophisticated Calendar system that is around
10,000 years old. It allowed the observation of the mid-winter sunrise so that
lunar calendar could be re-calibrated every year to bring it back in line with
solar year
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