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The ancient Greeks laid the foundations
for the development of science

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and brought groundbreaking inventions.

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Ptolemy calculated approximately
the movement of planets

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and other celestial bodies
around the earth. [false]

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The first steam engine
also belongs on the list

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and the invention of the water pump.

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The Greeks also developed war technologies
such as the slingshot catapult

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and protective vests for their soldiers.

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Archimedes calculated the laws of leverage

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and thus the basis
for the development of mechanics.

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Disciplines such as geometry and algebra

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are also credited
to these friends of wisdom.