118. The Antikythera Mechanism

2017-05-17

The Antikythera Mechanism: ancient mechanical astrological calendar, & reminder of the fragility of knowledge.

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3D Simulation of one theoretical configuration of the mechanism’s gears - http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/AntikytheraMechanism/

The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project - http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/

Random Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random

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