Viggen Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 FOR decades, researchers have been baffled by the intricate bronze mechanism of wheels and dials created 80 years before the birth of Christ. The "Antikythera Mechanism" was discovered damaged and fragmented on the wreck of a cargo ship off the tiny Greek island of Antikythera in 1900. Now, a joint British-Greek research team has found a hidden ancient Greek inscription on the device, which it thinks could unlock the mystery. full article at The Scotsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Heard about Hero/Heron of Alexandria ? a great ingenner of these times. http://www.answers.com/topic/hero-of-alexandria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Ok, what the text says? Another article that fails to get any depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Were Greeks 1,400 Years Ahead Of Their Time? No, we're ~2000 years behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaecus Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Were Greeks 1,400 Years Ahead Of Their Time? No, we're ~2000 years behind Good answer and a more correct one, since our geometrical view of the universe was greatly influenced by the Greeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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