Sunday, January 10, 2010
Antikythera Mechanism
What sort of technology did the ancients have? According to this recently discovered proof, quite a bit! This incredible video from Scientific American spotlights a fantastic ancient mechanical device found on a sunken ship which was able to measure astronomical movements. It was also able to measure the four year interval between ancient olypmic games!
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I read about this last year. Absolutely fascinating!
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