From Antikythera to the SKA: Lessons from the Ancients. |
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14:00 Tue 12 Jun to 17:30 Fri 15 Jun 2012 | ||
KERASTARI, Greece |
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More than a hundred years ago an extraordinary mechanism was found by sponge divers at the bottom of the sea near the island of Antikythera in Greece. This Antikythera mechanism is an ancient computer from about 100BC which uses bronze gears to make astronomical calculations based on cycles of the Solar System. Now, more than 2000 years after the device was lost at sea, scientists have used the latest techniques in X-ray computed tomography and reflectance imaging to understand its intricate workings. (see Links to Antikythera Mechanism for details)
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