Happy 115th anniversary of the discovery of the Antikythera!

[DP]

The Antikythera mechanism is the world's first analogical computer, used by ancient Greeks to chart the movement of the sun, moon and planets, predict lunar and solar eclipses and even signal the next Olympic Games.

The 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator could also add, multiply, divide and subtract. It was also able to align the number of lunar months with years and display where the sun and the moon were in the zodiac.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/20...years-ago/

[S. Pupp]

Happy Anniversary!

[ka jowct]

That was an amazing find.

[NewtonMP2100]

....in Themyscira.....??

[btfc]

I'm not saying it was aliens, but...

[cbelt3]

Hook that sucker up to the Baghdad battery..... Cats and Dogs, living together... Mass Hysteria !

[testcase]

Zounds! :biggrin:

[Rick-o]

What kind of batteries does it take?

[NewtonMP2100]

.....what about the Pro-kythera.....??