Classical Studies 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Mica, Woodworking, Machine Tool
27 Jan 2014
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Ox cart with horns and roman cart called a plowstron were almost identical it had iron tires on them, and there was no lubrication (problem in ancient world). If wheels were going too fast the axle would burst into flame, so there were people standing around with buckets to cool off the axle/wheel combo. Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of cereal grain (or other crop) from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. It is the step in grain preparation after harvesting and before winnowing, which separates the loosened chaff from the grain. Antikythera mechanism - designed to calculate astronomical positions (sun, moon and other heavenly bodies like planets). Found in 1900-1901 from the antikythera wreck, off south coast of greece. Sponge divers found the depth at around 60ft. The device was inside of a box with gears and cogwheels. Could not open it, they just took x-ray pictures.
