How People 3,000 Years Ago Created Ancient AC in the Desert—That Ran Silent, Didn’t Need Power

How People 3,000 Years Ago Created Ancient AC in the Desert—That Ran Silent, Didn’t Need Power
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Michael Wing
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They stand towering, working noiselessly to keep the locals of Yazd cool during summer. Like square-shouldered sentinels, they break the dust-blown horizon, jutting vertically across the skyline. These were the air conditioners of ancient times.

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