Hi,
This was in the news recently.
Problem was that it assumed we were the centre of the planets not our sun.
60-70 BC.
Geared mechs were around before this, clocks too but not accurate until Verge Escapement 13th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapement
8 tonne X ray machine was used to look inside the encrusted remains, tomography.
https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/13/an ... cientists/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56377567
Antikythera Mechanism First Computer?
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Re: Antikythera Mechanism First Computer?
"A Model of the Cosmos in the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w
Jonathan
PS: I've always liked the Lego replica, but it might now need to be updated:
[youtube]RLPVCJjTNgk[/youtube]
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w
Jonathan
PS: I've always liked the Lego replica, but it might now need to be updated:
[youtube]RLPVCJjTNgk[/youtube]
Re: Antikythera Mechanism First Computer?
I first became aware of this thing about 8 years ago with this BBC documentary. It shows that humans have not really got any cleverer. There have always been really clever people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1n7RjCMfQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1n7RjCMfQ
Re: Antikythera Mechanism First Computer?
pwa wrote:I first became aware of this thing about 8 years ago with this BBC documentary. It shows that humans have not really got any cleverer. There have always been really clever people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1n7RjCMfQ
It's only about 2000 years ago, we were pretty clever back then - in fact it's even possible we were cleverer.
Gears were a well understood thing.
There are certain aspects of mechanics that are simple when you know them but took us a surprising amount of time to work out.
Cranks, chains etc etc.
The thing that amazes me the most about the mechanism is that we can figure out what it is/did from that crusty relic.
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I believe the mechanism was even capable of calculating lunar nutation and the retrograde movement of Mars. A significant amount of the maths used today came out of ancient Greece, probably as a result of there proximity and influence Middle Eastern states at the time. They used extensive astronomical calculations to predict religious festivals and still do.
I feel there is often the assumption that ancient cultures were somehow scientifically deficient. They of course had the same intellectual capacity and inquisitiveness of the natural world as we do today.
A truly wonderful artefact
K
I feel there is often the assumption that ancient cultures were somehow scientifically deficient. They of course had the same intellectual capacity and inquisitiveness of the natural world as we do today.
A truly wonderful artefact
K
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