Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism (original) (raw)
Earths International Research Society
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In 1900, a Greek diver named Elias Stadiatos discovered fragments of an unusual mechanical device in an ancient Greek shipwreck near the island of Antikythera. Known ever since as the Antikythera Mechanism, it has revolutionised our thinking of the sophistication of the ancient Greek astronomers. Nick Kollerstrom investigates the latest findings.