And yet, they built. Granted, not every artifact was as complex as the Antikythera mechanism, but still, this ancient astronomical computer exists, and must have come from someone’s workshop.
The tiny island of Antikythera is offering incentives to families and skilled workers to relocate there, including free food, ...
If you've ever fancied ditching the rat race for a more peaceful life, one remote island in Greece is offering a monthly ...
Mexican scientists and teachers from the University of Sonora in northwestern Mexico have successfully recreated the Antikythera mechanism, the oldest mechanical computer in humanity. The replica ...
In 1901, researchers discovered what's now known as the Antikythera mechanism in a sunken shipwreck, an ancient artifact that dates back to the second century BC, making it the world's "oldest ...
The Antikythera Mechanism is a mysterious ancient device used to calculate lunar cycles, planet motions, and more. Over 2,000-years-old, it was far more advanced than any other technology of its time.
When winter draws in on Antikythera, the already meagre population of the isolated Greek island shrinks to almost nothing. "There are 20 to 25 of us, no children, no bakery," said local leader Giorgos ...
When winter begins in Antikythera, its population shrinks to almost nothing. Antikythera is a rural, isolated island in Greece. Antikythera, like many rural parts of the country, has suffered ...
The Antikythera Mechanism has baffled experts since it was found on a Roman-era shipwreck in Greece in 1901. The hand-powered Ancient Greek device is thought to have been used to predict eclipses ...
The Antikythera mechanism (/ËŒæntɪkɪˈθɪərÉ™/ AN-tih-kih-THEER-É™) is an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions ...
In 1900 a group of sponge divers found the wreck of a ship off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera. Among the items salvaged was a corroded bronze object, the purpose of which was not at ...