Found an interesting article on research regarding the Antikythera Mechanism.
New research suggests that the device may be as old as 205 BCE.
Sadly, the knowledge that went into creating the device was lost for a very long time. How much farther might we have progressed scientifically and technologically had much of the ancient knowledge of the Greeks and others not been lost?
Wikipedia Wrote:The Antikythera mechanism (/ˌæntɨkɨˈθɪərə/ ANT-i-ki-THEER-ə or /ˌæntɨˈkɪθərə/ ANT-i-KITH-ə-rə) is an ancient analog computer[1][2][3][4] designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. It was recovered in 1900–01 from the Antikythera wreck, a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera.[5]
New research suggests that the device may be as old as 205 BCE.
Sadly, the knowledge that went into creating the device was lost for a very long time. How much farther might we have progressed scientifically and technologically had much of the ancient knowledge of the Greeks and others not been lost?
