11.29.2006

Turns out to be a big day for strange geared devices.

Scientists have finally demystified the incredible workings of a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator built by ancient Greeks.

A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism [image], a clock-like machine consisting of more than 30 precise, hand-cut bronze gears, show it to be more advanced than previously thought—so much so that nothing comparable was built for another thousand years.

Read the whole story at LiveScience.com.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I had to read that twice. I thought it said "built by geeks." That would've made more sense....

Ted Compton said...

Greek geeks! Greek geeks!

Anonymous said...

I think it was "ancient" geeks if I remember correctly.

Ted Compton said...

Well, yeah, they called them gods.