Antikythera Mechanism - New dive

[Neil]

A new dive is returning to the wreck where this mysterious device was found (in 1900) to try and find any further parts of it - http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229724.300-wearable-submarine-to-hunt-for-2000yearold-computer.html#.U5GTKaBIL5k

For those not familiar with the mechanism, it's basically a truly astounding 2000yr old analog astronomical computer from Greece - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Computer_graphic_for_back_of_Antikythera_mechanism .jpg/220px-Computer_graphic_for_back_of_Antikythera_mechanism .jpg

[MoonSylver]

Sweet. I always found this thing to be fascinating & mysterious. :cool:

[Neil]

^^ If this thing was around, you have to wonder what else was too!

[Neil]

Dive underway - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29557384

[Neil]

This series of videos showing a reconstruction of the machine using the tools available at the time is great. It gives a true insight into just how advanced the knowledge and skills were 2200yrs ago to build this type of machine (computer). And to think all that knowledge was basically lost for over a thousand years!

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Also jump to 59m into this video to see an animation of the mechanism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv-zWbxm2lY&t=59m10s