have evolved over the centuries. Some of the first were used by the Egyptians to bypass waterfalls on the Nile. These consisted of wooden slides covered with silt which reduced friction.

Timeline

*600BC - The Diolkos, an early Greek inclined plane, was in use.
*385AD - Inclined planes were in use on the Grand Canal in China.
*1167 - Nieuwedamme overtoom (a simple type of incline) was built

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