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The Tunnel of Eupalinus

Some 2,500 years ago the Greek tyrant Polycrates had the engineer Eupalinus plan a 3,400-foot tunnel to supply his fortified capital with water. The tunnelers dug from both ends and met in the middle

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 210 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Tunnel of Eupalinus” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 210 No. 6 (), p. 104
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0664-104