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Ancient Greek Science & Technologies was highly developed compared to other places. Hippocrates excelled in the field of medicine and geometry was developed by Pythagoras and Euclid.
The Technological Museum of Thessaloniki set up an exhibition to throw light on the ancient Greek technology. The exhibition was aimed at helping the present generation to know more about the achievements of the ancient Greek technology.
The Greeks contributed a lot in the field of mathematics. Geometry was used to measure land as described by Herodutus. Pure numbers, applied numbers, magnitude in motion and stationary magnitude were widely used. Proof of Fermats last theorem was discovered .It showed how Greek mathematical activity gave birth to current thermatical activity. It was the Greeks who discovered that the square root of the number, two would never come out to be a rational number.
The strange property of amber was discovered by the Greeks. It was discovered that if amber was rubbed with straw it would attract feathers or straw. Greek experiments revealed the fact that lodestone attracted small bits of iron.
The astrolabe is probably the oldest scientific instrument in Greece. It was invented by Hipparchus who was a very famous astronomer in the second century. The process of distillation is also an invention of the Greeks.
Ancient Greek Science & Technologies has helped the future aspiring scientists.
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