Scientists are set to announce the findings of new research into this complex geared device, believed to be an astronomical calculator. Imaging and X-ray technologies are unraveling many of the Mechanism's remaining mysteries. Here's how....
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Part of the nearly 8 tons of X-Tek X-ray gear arriving at the National Archeological Museum of Athens, home to the AntiKythera Mechanism. The machine is actually a small, shielded room. Source: Antikythera Mechanism Research Project | |
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Fragment A of the Antikythera Mechanism positioned on the turntable of X-Tek’s high resolution computed tomography (CT) machine. Source: Antikythera Mechanism Research Project | |
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A 3-D rendering from CT scans of a frontal wheel of the Antikythera Mechanism. Source: Antikythera Mechanism Research Project | |
