For scientists and historians, the device represents a vivid example of how advanced ancient Greek astronomy and engineering really were. The discovery of the Antikythera mechanism in 1900 was ...

The find shines light on how galaxies begin to turn gas and dust "into stars and planets," said astrophysicist Blakesley ...

Pyramids and temples show precise ancient engineeringAncient tools reveal advanced science and metallurgyOld medical and ...

Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while under the rule of the Roman Empire. Much of medieval astronomy and ...

Astronomers finally spotted a previously 'invisible' object near our solar system when they realized it was actually glowing ...

These 82 bronze fragments of the original mechanism were found in a Roman shipwreck by sponge divers in 1900. Copyright of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project ...

5. Philosophy Exploring the Ancient Greek contribution to philosophy, maths, astronomy, medicine - and more. 6. Story, story, story A song referencing many of the best-known myths and stories of ...

UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to immerse themselves in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome and trace their influence through history to the present day. Students ...

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