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If by steam engine you mean ‘kettle with no pressure valves mounted on an axle’, yes. But the aeolipile was in no way a functional engine that could do useful w

If by steam engine you mean ‘kettle with no pressure valves mounted on an axle’, yes. But the aeolipile was in no way a functional engine that could do useful work.

Leszek 3y ago
13th-century Chinese rockets weren't landing on the moon either so both are simplifications.
- bluGill 3y ago
  13 century Chinese rockets were useful weapons or war though.