FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 First discovered by divers in a Roman-era shipwreck in 1901, researchers have puzzled over the extraordinary Antikythera mechanism for decades. The hand-held device dates back 2,000 years and predicted astronomical events, such as the movement of the planets and lunar and solar eclipses, for its ancient Greek users. Its stunningly sophisticated design has led many researchers to dub the invention the world’s “first analog computer.” Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, lead researcher Tony Freeth and his team set forth a solution to the “complex 3-D puzzle” of the mechanism’s design, drawing on “combining cycles from Babylonian astronomy, mathematics from Plato’s Academy and ancient Greek astronomical theories” to propose a plausible scheme for the front of the mechanism. “The concentric tubes at the core of the planetarium are where my faith in Greek tech falters, and where the model might also falter,” study co-author Adam Wojcik. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-research-illuminates-how-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-may-have-functioned-180977257/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Crazy how they had such technology and yet their society was doomed to fall A clear answer to the question of what's next for modern society Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,714 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, FfFfFfFF said: Babylonian astronomy *whispers* battle for your life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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