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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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.