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ENERGY SOURCE, PROCESSING, AND STORAGE EVENTS
| B.C.E. | |
| 2600 | Construction of Lake Moeris in Egypt, a reservoir created by a dam 27 miles long. |
| 2589 | Construction of Great Pyramid of Khufu begins and lasts until 2566 B.C.E.; innovative use of available power for transportation and construction. |
| 1500 | Water clocks being used by Egyptians. |
| 850 | Natural gas utilized in China. |
| 400 | An oil well is completed on an island in the Ionian Sea and the oil used in lamps. |
| 180 | Revolving mill invented; it is powered by slaves and asses. |
| 65 | Earliest known reference to the use of a windmill is made by Antipater of Thessalonica. |
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| 600 | Arabs develop a windmill in which the pad- dlewheel revolves in the vertical plane. |
| 1000 | Burmese successfully drill oil wells. |
| 1003 | Wells are drilled in China for natural gas, which flows through bamboo pipes to be used perhaps in porcelain manufacture. |
| 1200 | Coal being mined in Europe. |
| 1269 | Frenchman... |
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