Klenke's 17th-century atlas, from which the images of the Tartars and Muscovites were taken (look, don't get confused!) is worth looking at not only in scanned form, but also in real size. The page format is 1.75 by 1.9m.
In Pereslavl-Zalessky there is a copy of the Gospel of enormous size. From the photo, I think the size of such books is clear. For people of our stature (and we are told that over the past centuries the population has increased in stature considerably, due to nutrition and comfortable conditions for life), such weight is prohibitive even for weight-lifters, for a gift version they are not worthy, and for their carrying or use special mechanisms are needed. Dozens of similar editions have survived, where even the font is excessive for a person of normal height.
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In Pereslavl-Zalessky there is a copy of the Gospel of enormous size. From the photo, I think the size of such books is clear. For people of our stature (and we are told that over the past centuries the population has increased in stature considerably, due to nutrition and comfortable conditions for life), such weight is prohibitive even for weight-lifters, for a gift version they are not worthy, and for their carrying or use special mechanisms are needed. Dozens of similar editions have survived, where even the font is excessive for a person of normal height.
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The French map of 1700 marks St. Petersburg. Three years before the foundation of the city.
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I came across one example that is very revealing in terms of the speed of fossilization of materials. Stone rock created the Petrified Staircase in Beaumes-le-Mesieux, France, in just decades.
A shallow reservoir with a flowing stream in it was lined with a metal ladder. When the stream dried up, it turned out that the staircase had developed a stone deposit.
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A shallow reservoir with a flowing stream in it was lined with a metal ladder. When the stream dried up, it turned out that the staircase had developed a stone deposit.
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The electric bicycle had already been created in the 19th century.
In 1895, Ogden Bolton's patent for the electric bicycle was registered. The inventor himself writes that he did not create anything new, only improved the electric bicycle and even referred in the patent to existing experts in the field.
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In 1895, Ogden Bolton's patent for the electric bicycle was registered. The inventor himself writes that he did not create anything new, only improved the electric bicycle and even referred in the patent to existing experts in the field.
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Is electric vehicles an innovation?
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Electric Vehicle Co. had 2,000 electric cars, electric trucks, and electric buses in its fleet. The company's Connecticut plant was the largest manufacturer of electric vehicles in the world.
Soon the fuel corporations got rid of the electric vehicles, hiding all the details of the technology. Once fuel began to run out and it became more expensive to mine than to produce electricity, the world went back to electric transportation
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the Electric Vehicle Co. had 2,000 electric cars, electric trucks, and electric buses in its fleet. The company's Connecticut plant was the largest manufacturer of electric vehicles in the world.
Soon the fuel corporations got rid of the electric vehicles, hiding all the details of the technology. Once fuel began to run out and it became more expensive to mine than to produce electricity, the world went back to electric transportation
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Piranesi's engraving of the map of Rome is incredible. It fully coincides with the modern Google satellite maps, but for such accuracy Piranesi would have had to climb to a height of 6-7 kilometers.
Considering that even the balloon was invented after Piranesi's death, and airplanes were out of the question, how was it possible to create such an accurate map?
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Considering that even the balloon was invented after Piranesi's death, and airplanes were out of the question, how was it possible to create such an accurate map?
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An unusual mask was found in Florida
Experts have determined the mask to be 12'000 years old, admired the technological process of the work and found out that it depicts an Inca deity.
But how the ancient Incas created the mask of iridium - they were not clear. There is very little iridium in the bowels of the earth - just an admixture of other metals. Its main stock is found in fallen meteorites. When scientists discovered it in 1803, they described the metal as "hard, refractory and highly corrosion-resistant. Let's assume that the Incas were lucky enough to get a meteorite, and they could make a mask out of the capricious iridium. It remains to be clarified - how did the ancients extract iridium from a meteorite?
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Experts have determined the mask to be 12'000 years old, admired the technological process of the work and found out that it depicts an Inca deity.
But how the ancient Incas created the mask of iridium - they were not clear. There is very little iridium in the bowels of the earth - just an admixture of other metals. Its main stock is found in fallen meteorites. When scientists discovered it in 1803, they described the metal as "hard, refractory and highly corrosion-resistant. Let's assume that the Incas were lucky enough to get a meteorite, and they could make a mask out of the capricious iridium. It remains to be clarified - how did the ancients extract iridium from a meteorite?
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Gambia is home to the mysterious Yundum airfield, which NASA chose as an alternate airfield for landing its reusable Shuttles.
Gambia and NASA were lucky: the most expensive part of the airfield - the runway - did not even have to be built, the carefully fitted monolithic stone slabs "have been in this place for centuries," as the locals say, scientists also do not explain where the slabs came from.
During the construction of the airfield, they only laid asphalt and marked it, obtaining a 3,600 meter runway capable of receiving planes and shuttles of all weights and sizes. And who would have needed such a runway centuries ago? According to the official version, there has been no research on this question, but perhaps scientists have studied the slabs and know the answer, they just don't tell us about it.
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Gambia and NASA were lucky: the most expensive part of the airfield - the runway - did not even have to be built, the carefully fitted monolithic stone slabs "have been in this place for centuries," as the locals say, scientists also do not explain where the slabs came from.
During the construction of the airfield, they only laid asphalt and marked it, obtaining a 3,600 meter runway capable of receiving planes and shuttles of all weights and sizes. And who would have needed such a runway centuries ago? According to the official version, there has been no research on this question, but perhaps scientists have studied the slabs and know the answer, they just don't tell us about it.
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A mosaic depicting the Trojan War was unearthed in Syria
It was considered mythical, and the remains of the Trojan horse were never found. Now most scientists believe that Troy was real in what is now Hissarlik in Turkey.
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It was considered mythical, and the remains of the Trojan horse were never found. Now most scientists believe that Troy was real in what is now Hissarlik in Turkey.
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Network of tunnels under mountain systems
Ancient peoples could build a real network of tunnels under mountain systems: Altai, Sayan, Himalayas, Urals, Caucasus, Carpathians, under plains and going under rivers and seas. The tunnels run for tens and hundreds of kilometers underground and this is only a part that we know of.
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Ancient peoples could build a real network of tunnels under mountain systems: Altai, Sayan, Himalayas, Urals, Caucasus, Carpathians, under plains and going under rivers and seas. The tunnels run for tens and hundreds of kilometers underground and this is only a part that we know of.
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Archaeology in Mexico is rich in artifacts of incomprehensible creatures - elongated eyes, elongated heads and strange flying machines.
For example, while exploring underground tunnels that belonged to the Mayans, private researcher Garcia Sanchez discovered fantastic artifacts. On daggers, plates, figurines and pendants were not just stylized images of men, but flying saucers in every detail.
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For example, while exploring underground tunnels that belonged to the Mayans, private researcher Garcia Sanchez discovered fantastic artifacts. On daggers, plates, figurines and pendants were not just stylized images of men, but flying saucers in every detail.
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Too smart ancient people
It is no secret that the knowledge of the same structure of the planets, astronomy, distances of planets and stars, all this was known to many civilizations of the past.
And this is not just words, but a fact confirmed by many findings, from star charts, to chronicles describing the structure of the solar system and the stars beyond.
Obviously, without equipment and technology, it is impossible to study space in principle. And many of the knowledge, our civilization has received quite recently, but judging by all appearances, some ancient civilizations knew thousands of years ago no less. But how - that is another question.
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It is no secret that the knowledge of the same structure of the planets, astronomy, distances of planets and stars, all this was known to many civilizations of the past.
And this is not just words, but a fact confirmed by many findings, from star charts, to chronicles describing the structure of the solar system and the stars beyond.
Obviously, without equipment and technology, it is impossible to study space in principle. And many of the knowledge, our civilization has received quite recently, but judging by all appearances, some ancient civilizations knew thousands of years ago no less. But how - that is another question.
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The Greek Tomb of Agamemnon
This tomb is 3,300 years old. The blocks are set without mortar and the roof is domed. Such precision without design and calculation is impossible even in our time.
Why is this building considered a tomb? Inside the object is empty, no burials have been found, no cult objects have been found. In fact all that can be relied on to clarify the purpose of the building is a smoky dome.
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This tomb is 3,300 years old. The blocks are set without mortar and the roof is domed. Such precision without design and calculation is impossible even in our time.
Why is this building considered a tomb? Inside the object is empty, no burials have been found, no cult objects have been found. In fact all that can be relied on to clarify the purpose of the building is a smoky dome.
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Artificial Children
Scientists have created an AI-powered robot baby. The robot is a complete simulation of a real baby. Thanks to AI, the robot can cry when it wants to eat, fall asleep from rocking, and so on. The robot is powered by an outlet.
Why is it profitable for IM to promote such a thing?
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Artificial Children
Scientists have created an AI-powered robot baby. The robot is a complete simulation of a real baby. Thanks to AI, the robot can cry when it wants to eat, fall asleep from rocking, and so on. The robot is powered by an outlet.
Why is it profitable for IM to promote such a thing?
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The territory of the modern Sahara Desert was densely populated back in the 16th-18th centuries, but hundreds of cities have almost vanished without a trace. Let's look into it.
It is interesting to overlay old maps on modern maps: the current "Eye of the Sahara" (first photo, doesn't it remind you anything?) takes the place of the city "Hoden". Places of other cities were taken by charred black rocks, sintered new formations, resembling burnt-out ruins.
What were the cities destroyed with? It scorched everything within a radius of 50-60 square kilometers, including vegetation and wildlife, rivers and lakes.
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It is interesting to overlay old maps on modern maps: the current "Eye of the Sahara" (first photo, doesn't it remind you anything?) takes the place of the city "Hoden". Places of other cities were taken by charred black rocks, sintered new formations, resembling burnt-out ruins.
What were the cities destroyed with? It scorched everything within a radius of 50-60 square kilometers, including vegetation and wildlife, rivers and lakes.
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