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If you could send a book back in time for a person to read, what book would it be and who would be the recipient? (programming.dev)
submitted 8 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I like to imagine giving a big World Atlas of some sort to any seafaring culture around 500AD would result in interesting consequences, possibly with it becoming a real treasure. Maps are like pictures and valuable even if the places' names can't be understood

[โ€“] livus@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

@ICastFist that would be cool.

Or instructions on seafaring boat building to a non seafaring but numerous population.