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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 12, 2021, 11:13:40 AM

Title: Antikythera News
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 12, 2021, 11:13:40 AM

The Antikythera gets even more amazing


https://www.newscientist.com/article/2271165-ancient-computer-may-have-used-bejewelled-rings-to-model-the-cosmos/

Title: Re: Antikythera News
Post by: SusanDoris on March 12, 2021, 12:57:10 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 12, 2021, 11:13:40 AM

The Antikythera gets even more amazing


https://www.newscientist.com/article/2271165-ancient-computer-may-have-used-bejewelled-rings-to-model-the-cosmos/

Very interesting. Mention of this machine used to be quite frequent on the Mysteries section of the GH forum, but the more that has been discovered about it, the less that 'it must have been made/assisted/etc  by unknown agencies'
appears, as far as I can see anyway!

Title: Re: Antikythera News
Post by: Udayana on March 14, 2021, 12:46:39 PM

An excellent video explaining how the details were worked out and the mechanism constructed (about 30 minutes long):

https://vimeo.com/518734183

Title: Re: Antikythera News
Post by: Free Willy on March 14, 2021, 01:15:04 PM

Apparently it runs on Windows 98BC.

Title: Re: Antikythera News
Post by: SusanDoris on March 14, 2021, 03:24:09 PM

Quote from: DePfeffelred the Ovenready on March 14, 2021, 01:15:04 PM

Apparently it runs on Windows 98BC.

Nice one! :D :D