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-80000 ;technology; bone ribs probably used for counting
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-2400 ;technology; abacus (a simple calculating tool) invented
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-1115 ;technology; south-pointing chariot (device always pointing to south using cogwheels) invented in China
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-500 ;theory; 1st known use of 0 by mathematicians in India
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-300 ;theory; 1st use of binary number system by Indian mathematician Pingala
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-200 ;technology; suanpan (a version of abacus, still in use) invented in China
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-125 ;technology; 1st known analog computer by Greeks: Antikythera mechanism (used for tracking heavenly bodies using bronze gears)
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-100 ;theory; 1st use of negative numbers by Chinese mathematicians
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60 ;technology; 1st program by Heron of Alexandria: cart controlled by falling weight, "programmed" with strings
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100 ;theory; 1st use of negative numbers by Chinese mathematicians
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500 ;theory; 1st known use of 0 by mathematicians in India
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724 ;technology; 1st fully mechanical clock by Chinese inventor Liang Lingzan
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1822 ;theory; Joseph Fourier introduces Fourier transform
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14.6.1822 ;technology; Charles Babbage proposes a mechanical computer to tabulate polynomial functions: Difference Engine
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