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Ancient Library of Alexandria discovered?
![]() This is not just any library: Two thousand years ago, the library housed works by the greatest thinkers and writers of the ancient world. It was at the library that Archimedes invented the screw-shaped water pump that is still in use today. At Alexandria Eratosthenes measured the diameter of the Earth, and Euclid discovered the rules of geometry. Ptolemy wrote the Almagest at Alexandria. It was the most influential scientific book about the nature of the Universe for 1,500 years. The library was later destroyed, possibly by Julius Caesar who had it burned as part of his campaign to conquer the city. Makes me wonder what researchers will find in 2000 years from today: a moldered computer labelled 'New York Public Library'? |
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