|
DATE
(all approx unless stated) |
INVENTION |
INVENTING NATION (if known) |
COMMENTS |
|
-1400+ |
Alphabet |
Non-Atlantean |
Known by Marossans |
|
-1400+ |
Equivalent of Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages |
Non-Atlantean |
Marossans already past these |
|
-1400+ |
Coinage |
Non-Atlantean |
Used by Marossans |
|
100+ |
Non-gunpowder artillery |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
200+ |
Printing (block) |
Non-Atlantean |
In use a little after 300s |
|
300+ |
Paper |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
300+ |
Windmill (early) |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
350+ |
Semaphore (mechanical) |
?Atlantean |
In use post 460 |
|
400+ |
Water wheels/trip-hammer |
Non-Atlantean |
In use 570s |
|
420+ |
Glasses (spectacles) |
Non-Atlantean |
In use after 585 |
|
450+ |
Fireworks (gunpowder) |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
480 |
Telescope |
Atlantean |
In use for military after 530 |
|
480+ |
Printing (moveable type) |
Non-Atlantean |
In use after 590 |
|
500+ |
Microscope/magnifying glass |
Atlantean |
Suppressed. Reinvented after 600 |
|
500+ |
Windmill (improved) |
Atlantean |
|
|
500+ |
Cement and concrete |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
520 |
Electricity (theory and experiments) |
?Non-Atlantean |
Later work done after 690s by Atlanteans |
|
550+ |
Astrolabe |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
560+ |
Stirrups (horses) |
Non-Atlantean |
Barbarian invention |
|
560+ |
Lateen sail |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
570+ |
Gunpowder weapons |
Non-Atlantean |
Used by Atlanteans after 590s |
|
580+ |
Cast iron |
Atlantean |
|
|
600 |
Steam-engine (theory)(Bueccan) |
Atlantean |
|
|
600 |
Rockets |
Basquec |
|
|
600+ |
Compass (magnetic) |
?Atlantean |
|
|
610 |
Steam-engine (practical - stationery) |
Atlantean |
|
|
620 |
Steam-powered vehicles |
Atlantean |
Suppressed after 660s |
|
625 |
Gunpowder hand-weapons |
Basquec/Ughan |
|
|
630 |
Looms |
? |
Suppressed till 710 |
|
640 |
Clock (pendulum) |
Atlantean |
|
|
640 |
Barometer/thermometer |
Non-Atlantean |
Perhaps first invented 400s |
|
640 |
Mechanical adding machines |
Atlantean |
|
|
640+ |
Mines (gunpowder) |
Atlantean |
Suppressed. Re-used after 740s |
|
670 |
Balloons |
Basquec |
In use after 740 |
|
690+ |
Anaesthetics (medical) |
? |
|
|
700 |
Breech-loading weapons |
?Basquec |
|
|
720 |
Steam ship |
Basquec |
|
|
730 |
Cast-iron (purer) |
Atlantean |
|
|
730 |
Mechanical reaper |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
730+ |
Photography |
? |
Largely developed by Atlanteans |
|
740 |
Balloons (steam-powered) |
Basquec |
Improved after 785 by Atlanteans |
|
740+ |
Telegraph (electric) |
Atlantean |
|
|
750 |
Bicycle |
?Quendelieh |
|
|
750+ |
Road vehicles (steam driven) |
Atlantean |
|
|
760+ |
Wrought iron and steel |
Various |
|
|
770 |
Repeating weapons |
?Rabarran |
|
|
770+ |
Railways (steam) |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
790 |
Machine-guns |
Rabarran |
|
|
790 |
Barbed wire |
?Skalland |
|
|
790+ |
Torpedoes |
Atlantean |
|
|
795+ |
Adding machines (more advanced) (computers) |
Atlantean |
|
|
800 |
Typewriter |
Atlantean |
|
|
810 |
Phonograph (mecahonical gramophone) |
Atlantean |
|
|
840 |
Poison-gas |
Skalland
|
|
|
INVENTION |
DATE
(all approx unless stated) |
INVENTING NATION (if known) |
COMMENTS |
|
Adding machines (more advanced) (computers) |
795+ |
Atlantean |
|
|
Alphabet |
-1400+ |
Non-Atlantean |
Known by Marossans |
|
Anaesthetics (medical) |
690+ |
? |
|
|
Astrolabe |
550+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Balloons |
670 |
Basquec |
In use after 740 |
|
Balloons (steam-powered) |
740 |
Basquec |
Improved after 785 by Atlanteans |
|
Barbed wire |
790 |
?Skalland |
|
|
Barometer/thermometer |
640 |
Non-Atlantean |
Perhaps first invented 400s |
|
Bicycle |
750 |
?Quendelieh |
|
|
Breech-loading weapons |
700 |
?Basquec |
|
|
Cast iron |
580+ |
Atlantean |
|
|
Cast-iron (purer) |
730 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Cement and concrete |
500+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Clock (pendulum) |
640 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Coinage |
-1400+ |
Non-Atlantean |
Used by Marossans |
|
Compass (magnetic) |
600+ |
?Atlantean |
|
|
Electricity (theory and experiments) |
520 |
?Non-Atlantean |
Later work done after 690s by Atlanteans |
|
Equivalent of Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages |
-1400+ |
Non-Atlantean |
Marossans already past these |
|
Fireworks (gunpowder) |
450+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Glasses (spectacles) |
420+ |
Non-Atlantean |
In use after 585 |
|
Gunpowder hand-weapons |
625 |
Basquec/Ughan |
|
|
Gunpowder weapons |
570+ |
Non-Atlantean |
Used by Atlanteans after 590s |
|
Lateen sail |
560+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Looms |
630 |
? |
Suppressed till 710 |
|
Machine-guns |
790 |
Rabarran |
|
|
Mechanical adding machines |
640 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Mechanical reaper |
730 |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Microscope/magnifying glass |
500+ |
Atlantean |
Suppressed. Reinvented after 600 |
|
Mines (gunpowder) |
640+ |
Atlantean |
Suppressed. Re-used after 740s |
|
Non-gunpowder artillery |
100+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Paper |
300+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Phonograph (mecahonical gramophone) |
810 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Photography |
730+ |
? |
Largely developed by Atlanteans |
|
Poison-gas |
840 |
Skalland
|
|
|
Printing (block) |
200+ |
Non-Atlantean |
In use a little after 300s |
|
Printing (moveable type) |
480+ |
Non-Atlantean |
In use after 590 |
|
Railways (steam) |
770+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Repeating weapons |
770 |
?Rabarran |
|
|
Road vehicles (steam driven) |
750+ |
Atlantean |
|
|
Rockets |
600 |
Basquec |
|
|
Semaphore (mechanical) |
350+ |
?Atlantean |
In use post 460 |
|
Steam ship |
720 |
Basquec |
|
|
Steam-engine (practical - stationery) |
610 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Steam-engine (theory)(Bueccan) |
600 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Steam-powered vehicles |
620 |
Atlantean |
Suppressed after 660s |
|
Stirrups (horses) |
560+ |
Non-Atlantean |
Barbarian invention |
|
Telegraph (electric) |
740+ |
Atlantean |
|
|
Telescope |
480 |
Atlantean |
In use for military after 530 |
|
Torpedoes |
790+ |
Atlantean |
|
|
Typewriter |
800 |
Atlantean |
|
|
Water wheels/trip-hammer |
400+ |
Non-Atlantean |
In use 570s |
|
Windmill (early) |
300+ |
Non-Atlantean |
|
|
Windmill (improved) |
500+ |
Atlantean |
|
|
Wrought iron and steel |
760+ |
Various |
|
|
APPROX
DATE |
ZEITGEIST OF AGE |
SCIENCE |
NATURE |
LANGUAGES |
HISTORY |
PHILOSOPHY |
|
200 - 300 |
Early discoveries |
|
|
Some basic terminology |
|
Religios philosophy. The moral law |
|
300 - 360 |
Conservative/nationalistic |
Semaphore. |
Study of nature - plants and animals |
Juralic and other language families proposed |
First histories written |
State and ethical philosophy |
|
360 - 500 |
Rationalistic, classical |
Biological studies (Huasil). Astronomy, cosmology. Compass,
printing. |
Study of plants and animals |
Grammatical and morphological studies of languages in isolation
(Juralic) |
Classical narratives. Historicising of myths. |
Natural philosophy of science.
Rational agnosticism. Ethics. |
|
500 - 580 |
Romantic, idealistic |
Gunpowder, telescope. |
Classification of families, species (approximate) |
Interest on non-Juralic tongues |
Historical studies, biographies of famous men |
Romantic illusionism, imagination, idealism, esotericism |
|
580 - 630 |
Revolution. Innovations |
Gunpoweder weapons. Steam-power (Bueccan). Mills. Microscope. |
Theory of evolution proposed. |
Various views on language descent (mostly mistaken)
|
|
Revolutionary philosophy. Populism. |
|
630 - 700 |
Small-scale period. Authoritarian religion. |
New inventions banned. Scientific method expounded (chemistry,
biology) |
Small-scale nature studies - use of microscope |
Studies of changes of words - sounds, spelling. |
Minute studies of small periods of history. |
Small-scale ethical, moral and individual philosophy |
|
700 - 750 |
Early scientific |
Steam-power, ships, machinery. Technical advances. |
Theory of evolution re-studied |
Historical methodology (history, languages, culture). |
Application of history to other areas |
Scientific philosophy and method |
|
750 - 805 |
Technical, industrial |
Industrial, technological inventions. Photography. Balloons.
Tanks. |
Determinism.
|
Historical development of languages, Juralic and later
non-Juralic |
Non-narrative history. Psychological history. Economic and social
history |
History of philosophy linked to historical development of
societies. Scientific relativism v. new religious philosophy |
|
805 - 890 |
TotalitarianismConservatism. |
End of innovations. Cosmological speculations. Attempts at
large-scale syntheses |
Study of nature from historical then world-wide view |
Attempts to discover universal basis fotr languages. Interest in
artificial languages. |
Return to narrative history. Attempts at universal world history. |
Philosophical/
religious syntheses.
Centrally imposed views of life extracted from world-wide
beliefs. |