2,100-Year-Old Antikythera Device Recreated In Working Form

coondoggie writes "A new working model of the mysterious 2,100-year-old astronomical calculator, dubbed the Antikythera Device, has been unveiled, incorporating the most recent discoveries announced two years ago by an international team of researchers. The new model was demonstrated by its creator, former museum curator Michael Wright, who had created an earlier model based on decades of study."

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[Anonymous Coward]

Kythera was the name of the island it was found near, thus anti-kythera means it was found off the coast of the island.

It's what we call it, we have no idea what they would have called it.

Re:It's sad, not amazing

[tick-tock-atona]

Actually, much Greek and Roman knowledge was retained and built upon by the Islamic Empire during the Islamic Golden Age, from the 8th to the 16th century.

Re:RELIGON KILLS THE MOST PEOPLE

[Pantero Blanco]

Directly and indirectly, religon has been responsible for more people dying than any other cause EVER.

I see this often, but it's just plain wrong.

Secular leaders ushering in various forms of extreme socialism managed to surpass it in a single century, and general nationalism was far ahead of it anyway.

It was true 5000 years ago. And it's still true today.

Religion was the top killer 5000 years ago? I'd love to see your sources for that.

Re:Failed Order

[jcr]

I'll never forget that "world shortage of glass" line they gave me as an excuse for my monitors being delayed. They were flatpanels.

I don't think they were lying to you. I recall hearing about a fire a couple of years ago at some plant in Japan that specialized in glass for LCD substrates. It affected Samsung and Matsushita.

-jcr