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Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism.
    #8702405 - 07/30/08 01:49 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

For those of you who haven't heard about this, the antikythera mechanism is an extremely sophisticated clockwork mechanism from ancient Greece that was found in 1901.

It is also one of the few examples of sophisticated ancient technology that nobody has managed to debunk as a hoax in over a century. In fact as this documentary shows,  the mechanism gets more amazing as it is studied more. No aliens or Atlanteans involved, the ancients really were amazingly clever. If only the Sarapeum had survived...

http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/antikythera/

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Re: Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism. [Re: koppie]
    #8702458 - 07/30/08 01:57 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

Its interesting how it went unnoticed for so long!  First in the Mediterranean, readily assessable but just chillin for a few millennium.  Then, and encrusted oddity of little regard for a few decades.

It goes without saying that many wonders still lay on the sea floor, and undiscovered in basements.

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Re: Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism. [Re: DieCommie]
    #8706117 - 07/31/08 04:52 AM (15 years, 9 months ago)

> Its interesting how it went unnoticed for so long!

Even more amazing that somebody didn't try to restore it, thus making it impossible for modern technology to see how it all went together.  To the OP: A very nice video.  Thanks for posting.


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Re: Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism. [Re: Seuss]
    #8708597 - 07/31/08 05:26 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

cool, i'll check it out in a few.

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Re: Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism. [Re: koppie]
    #8709409 - 07/31/08 08:46 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

This was a great video, thank you for sharing.

I really wish we didn't lose the Library...  who knows what we would be doing now?


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Re: Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism. [Re: delta9]
    #8709808 - 07/31/08 10:05 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

I was under the impression that it had been discovered more than a few years ago that this was some kind of celestial measuring device, something to do with astronomy?

I'm not watching that video, but is that the basic gist of it or has there been a new discovery?


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Re: Amazing documentary on the Antikithera mechanism. [Re: Madtowntripper]
    #8709962 - 07/31/08 10:34 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

Uh, yes it was discovered over a hundred years ago.  According to the video, it measures the time between eclipses, solar and lunar, and it shows when/where olympic type games are being held (in ancient greece).


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