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  Canals timeline
     
c. 515 BC
 
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The Persian emperor Darius I constructs a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea      
c. 610
 
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The Grand Canal is constructed in China, joining a network of existing waterways to link the Yangtze and Yellow rivers      
Grand Canal, China
Photograph Beryl Pethick
c. 950
 
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A Chinese engineer, Chiao Wei-yo, is credited with devising the principle of the two-level pound lock for canals      
1391
 
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Construction begins on a canal from Lübeck south to the Elbe, linking the Baltic and the North Sea      
c. 1500
 
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The first modern lock gates are installed on a canal in Milan, probably designed by Leonardo da Vinci      
1642
 
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The Briare canal, joining the Seine to the Loire, has a staircase of six consecutive locks