Wednesday, December 06, 2006

 

Antikythera Mechanism

That Bingo! Curious and Useful Technology :

Ancient Mechanical Device
- calculated the heavens

The Antikythera Mechanism, which dates to about 100 B.C., is believed to have been created by the Greeks to track the lunar and solar cycles.

For more than 100 years, researchers have been trying to unlock the secrets of a mysterious gadget discovered at the bottom of the sea near the Greek island of Antikythera.

With the help of Hewlett-Packard scientists — and HP’s vaunted imaging technology — more information has come to light about the so-called Antikythera Mechanism.

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