How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered in 1822 by French scholar Jean-François Champollion, using the Rosetta Stone, which had the same text in three scripts.
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- Who invented the first seismoscope?
“Chinese scientist Zhang Heng invented the first known seismoscope in 132 AD.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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