20
Dec
2008
1:42 PM
Submitted By: BenJeremy
New Scientist is featuring an article about a recreation of the fabled "Antikythera Mechanism". This is the fascinating device which was found in some ancient wreckage off of Antikythera. Apparently, it was built by the famed mathemetician Archimedes.
Here is a short video about it:
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