Reasons Why Science Is Awesomesauce, #376
Antikythera clockwork computer may be even older than thought: New detective work suggests that the ancient mechanism for simulating planetary motions and predicting lunar eclipses was built in the 2nd century BC.
No shit. O_O
Click for the article... or, rather, click there for the most stunning breakdown of the amazing complexity of this machine: a video showing each cog and wheel (and their purpose), and what the machine might have looked like, new.
(The text is a little small - I ended up viewing the video full-screen for a better idea of what was what. TOTALLY worth doing.)
I want one now. ;)
No shit. O_O
Click for the article... or, rather, click there for the most stunning breakdown of the amazing complexity of this machine: a video showing each cog and wheel (and their purpose), and what the machine might have looked like, new.
(The text is a little small - I ended up viewing the video full-screen for a better idea of what was what. TOTALLY worth doing.)
I want one now. ;)