"Finite Maxima : Ancient Greek Gadgets : Toys or Tools ?" par Meriel Clementson
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How can one answer a question which relies on evidence, when there is little to no physical evidence left? This was one of many questions I began asking myself as I started to research this topic in detail, and realised that almost every primary source I encountered was literary, and concerned hypothetical gadgets that may never have seen the light of day. I wanted to examine the purpose and use of such objects; what if they were never used at all?
