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Science
fromOpen Culture
2 days ago

Discover the World's First Earthquake Detector, Invented in China 2,000 Years Ago

Zhang Heng (78–139 AD) was a Han dynasty polymath who advanced astronomy, mathematics, instrumentation, and invented the first seismoscope.
History
fromMedievalists.net
7 months ago

Ancient Inequality: New Study Measures Wealth Gaps from Rome to Medieval Era - Medievalists.net

Ancient societies displayed significant income inequality, comparable to modern metrics, with the Roman Empire, Han Dynasty, and Aztec Empire varying markedly in wealth distribution.
US politics
fromBig Think
7 months ago

Ancient China was less equal than the Roman Empire. Here's why.

The Roman Empire had greater income equality compared to the Han Dynasty, impacting their respective stability and longevity.
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