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Original bronze fragments of the 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, including the largest, Fragment A (center). Together, some 85 fragments reveal a highly sophisticated mechanism with about 30 geared wheels and plates, apparently to calculate the time and positions of various planetary, solar, and lunar events. Source: Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Athens, Greece |
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Decoding the 2,000-year-old Antikythera MechanismBy Anonymous on November 27, 2006, 1:33 pmthis device reminds me of discussion surrounding another Greek device. I think it was a water clock of great complexity. Perhaps they are related or produced...
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Good God, Stargate! By Anonymous on November 28, 2006, 9:45 amGood God, Stargate!
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AmazingBy Anonymous on November 28, 2006, 4:48 pmIt took the best we have today to unlock the secrets of the best from 65 B.C.; imagine how many more devices like this have been lost to the world. Where would...
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Report from Athens on the Antikythera MechanismBy Andrew Ramsey on November 30, 2006, 9:22 amEditor's note: Andrew Ramsey is a computed tomography specialist with X-Tek, Trink, U.K., and was part of the team making 3-D CT scans of the Antikythera Mechanism...
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CyclicBy Sateesh on December 1, 2006, 12:56 amThis is about "...had they stayed with us through all these centuries?". The world is cyclic. If this was discovered in, say, 10th century in Europe (or anywhere...
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Antikethyra Slide ShowBy Franco on December 1, 2006, 4:05 amSlide Show Broken - no images - any gallery? Great article
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