The consensus seems to be that there might have been many devices like it but they were not super accurate and very expensive. The people who owned them would not exactly tell and it’s still very impressive.
Even steam powered motion existed and was considered a party trick.
The consensus seems to be that there might have been many devices like it but they were not super accurate and very expensive. The people who owned them would not exactly tell and it’s still very impressive.
Even steam powered motion existed and was considered a party trick.
No reason to develop steam if you have tons of slaves.