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It wasn’t until 2006 that the Antikythera mechanism captured broader attention. That year, Mike Edmunds of Cardiff University in Wales and his team published CT scans of the fragments ...
It’s no surprise then that he’s interested in the Antikythera Mechanism—a small geared device discovered off the coast of the Greece in 1900 that is believed to be the first analog ...
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 ...
It took Andrew Carol 30 days to build a working model of the Antikythera Mechanism—the ancient Greek world's most sophisticated astrological instrument. The original device, dating to the second ...
such as those used in the construction of the Antikythera Mechanism, which [Chris] has been rebuilding for the past years, using only period-correct tools. He’s learned a lot about the mechanism ...
Fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. © Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via ...
The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its triangle-shaped teeth may finally reveal its intended purpose.
The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a cryptic celestial measuring device, but just a toy prone to constant jamming. And the secret to its true purpose, according to new research ...
The mechanism now appears to have been a device for calculating the motions of stars and planets In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 ...
The remains of the Antikythera Mechanism at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Credit: Guillermo Carvajal / labrujulaverde.com The Antikythera Mechanism is a complex system of bronze gears ...