05-10-2008, 05:23 PM
L. Sprague de Camp once suggested that if one development could have made an Industrial Revolution possible in ancient times, it would have been a good patent law. I think its also worth bearing in mind that Europe had reinvented most ancient technologies, and supplemented them with all the inventions of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, by the time the Industrial Revolution got going. I agree with the point that until the nineteenth century natural philosopy didn't have much to do with the sort of practical science (mostly what we would call engineering) used to build and invent things.
Nullis in verba
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
