The first quantity that people could measure
The first quantity that people could measure with any degree of accuracy, and on which all people could...
Mathematical knowledge of the ancient world
Because baked clay tablets with cuneiform symbols impressed are easily preserved, especially in a dry climate, much is known...
Western civilization in Antiquity
Western civilization in Antiquity forms a continuous society with different state organizations stretching from the time of Homer and Hesiod in...
World’s first sophisticated medical practice
Sometime before 2000 BCE, Egyptian priests began to develop the world’s first sophisticated medical practice. Although it is believed that...
What is Alchemy ?
Alchemy was not merely misguided chemistry; it made many contributions to chemistry. Alchemy was, however, a magical or mystical way of...
The Volcano Thera
We know from geological and archaeological records that a major eruption of the volcano Thera (named after the largest remaining island in...
Phoenician merchants
The earliest explorers are barely remembered legends. Among legendary voyages is that of Jason and the Argonauts, now thought to record the first...
Early Surgery
Surgery is perhaps the oldest form of medicine. The practice of making holes in the skull, or trephining, is prehistoric, while one of...
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
