[B-Greek] The Antikythera Mechanism

Wieland Willker willker at chemie.uni-bremen.de
Fri Jun 2 04:03:34 EDT 2006


On the following webpage a few new images of the Antikythera artifact can be found: 
 
http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ptm/antikythera_mechanism/index.html

The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient astronomical computer built by the Greeks around 80 B.C. It was found on a shipwreck by sponge divers in 1900, and its exact function still eludes scholars to this day.

Actually off-topic, but interesting for 2 reason at least: 
1. Interesting Greek inscriptions
2. Cool Java interface to change the lighting directions on the fly. 

Check it out! 

Best wishes
    Wieland
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Wieland Willker, Bremen, Germany
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Textcritical commentary: 
http://www.uni-bremen.de/~wie/TCG/index.html




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