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*"Glass and more specifically lenses and prisms paved the way for some ground breaking discoveries in navigation, astronomy and chemistry. It paved the way for the age of discovery which lead to the west dominating the entire globe and over taking China's dominance in science and technology." | *"Glass and more specifically lenses and prisms paved the way for some ground breaking discoveries in navigation, astronomy and chemistry. It paved the way for the age of discovery which lead to the west dominating the entire globe and over taking China's dominance in science and technology." | ||
**"Also eyeglasses. European scientists and scholars could still continue their work for decades even if their eyesight was failing. The earliest mentions of eyeglasses in China occur in the 15th century, and those Chinese sources state that eyeglasses were imported." | **"Also eyeglasses. European scientists and scholars could still continue their work for decades even if their eyesight was failing. The earliest mentions of eyeglasses in China occur in the 15th century, and those Chinese sources state that eyeglasses were imported." | ||
*"Typically speaking there should be only minor variation in tech levels unless tech stealing is involved, however you need to keep in mind what a race/faction's technological priorities are. A large and strung out empire will develop superior transportation than it's smaller neighbors, a nation prone to internal strife will likely have better weaponry, a country that is a frequent victim of natural disasters will develop sturdier construction materials and techniques, etc. and then skew things appropriately." | |||