Connect with us

Science

New Model of Ancient Astronomical Device Reveals a ‘Creation of Genius’ – Gizmodo Australia

By building a digital model of the Antikythera Mechanism, scientists may have finally exposed a key function of the ancient device, revealing a design that required…

Published

on

Article feature image

By building a digital model of the Antikythera Mechanism, scientists may have finally exposed a key function of the ancient device, revealing a design that required some seriously advanced thinking.
Pulled from a shipwreck off the coast of Crete in 1901, the 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism has baffled scientists for decades. New research published in Scientific Reports presents a hypothetical model of the astronomical instrument, which Tony Freeth, the lead author and a mechanical engineer…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending