Sunday, January 9, 2011

APOD 2.7


The Antikythera Mechanism

This object was found on a Greek ship and has been the subject of studies for many years. Scientists have confirmed that the nature of this object was that it was a mechanical computer used to predict the positions of stars and planets, as well as lunar and solar eclipses. 

I found this image to be especially interesting because this type of technology was thought to not have existed for thousands of years and only proves that there are a lot of things we have left to learn about our past. 

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