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Tuesday 30 December 2008, 4:02 PM
At last - Antikythera reborn!
Even though we're fans of the 2000-year old precision astronomical device known as the Antikythera mechanism, reports that it had been rebuilt slipped past us earlier in December.
The mechanism has been reconstructed, from recycled metal plates, by former Science Museum curator Michael Wrght. It's very ably demonstrated in a video, at New Scientist, along with a report from Jo Marchant, a New Scientist writer who's produced a book on the mechanism called Decoding the Heavens.
If you missed the reports - have a look. This is a machine built in 100BC, which accurately predicted astronomical events and human happenings such as the Olympic Games, using technology (clockwork) which would not be equalled for 1800 years.
The mechanism has been reconstructed, from recycled metal plates, by former Science Museum curator Michael Wrght. It's very ably demonstrated in a video, at New Scientist, along with a report from Jo Marchant, a New Scientist writer who's produced a book on the mechanism called Decoding the Heavens.
If you missed the reports - have a look. This is a machine built in 100BC, which accurately predicted astronomical events and human happenings such as the Olympic Games, using technology (clockwork) which would not be equalled for 1800 years.
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