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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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That's exactly what I said "They've Found the Stargate!"By Anonymous on January 17, 2007, 2:20 amWhen my coworker showed me the newspaper article, I said this loud enough so every could hear me. But they already know that I am "crazy" enough to believe in this...
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Re: Andrew Many thanks for theseBy Andrew T Ramsey on December 4, 2006, 1:28 pmHi Emily, Yes, all 82 fragments were recovered in 1901. It's quite likely that they were all in one or just a few pieces then, maybe even in the wooden box (which...
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Re: Dammit, I missed the party!By Andrew T Ramsey on December 4, 2006, 1:23 pmHi Tim, Yes, you missed a great conference. Keep reading - there's a lot more on the web now. I'll be on BBC Radio 4 Tuesday 12th Dec at 11am GMT. Hopefully it'll...
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Slide show brokenBy Andrew T Ramsey on December 4, 2006, 1:18 pmHi Franco, Which slide show is broken? The main Antikythera Mechanism Research Project website went down under the weight of numbers of people on Friday. If it's...
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Andrew Many thanks for theseBy Emily Simpson on December 2, 2006, 9:30 amAndrew Many thanks for these fascinating posts. Is there any chance of recovering further fragments of the device in the future? Were all 82 pieces found...
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