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For an invention so world-changing as the wheel ... advantages of the wheelset over its predecessor while negating its most significant disadvantage: the inability to turn.” ...

For an invention so world-changing as the wheel ... environment accentuated the advantages of the wheelset over its predecessor while negating its most significant disadvantage: the inability to turn.