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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agoBy why did they even need one here though?
minus-squarewischilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 months agoBecause it’s simpler to build siphons through large valleys instead of 100 meter high 10 kilometer long aqueducts.
minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoBut you have to keep water pressure throughout the length of that tube, how did they do that with their materials?
minus-squareKillerTofu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoFor demonstration purposes only.
minus-squaretylerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoValley was too deep for the aqueduct but they didn’t want to make the drawing taller just for that
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoRomans were notoriously averse to making drawings taller.
By why did they even need one here though?
Because it’s simpler to build siphons through large valleys instead of 100 meter high 10 kilometer long aqueducts.
But you have to keep water pressure throughout the length of that tube, how did they do that with their materials?
For demonstration purposes only.
Valley was too deep for the aqueduct but they didn’t want to make the drawing taller just for that
Romans were notoriously averse to making drawings taller.