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A Lego Replica of the Antikythera Mechanism

Posted by timothy on Friday January 28, 2011 @07:07PM from the hard-to-get-enough-antikythera dept.

vbraga writes "The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100 BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astronomical clock that determines the positions of celestial bodies with extraordinary precision. In 2010, a fully-functional replica out of Lego (YouTube video) was built."

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Re:I must have this!! by AmberBlackCat · 2011-01-29 02:29 · Score: 3, Insightful

It would be nice if I walked into a toy store and saw a Lego set with this on the front of the box instead of a Star Wars ship.
Re:I must have this!! by Tablizer · 2011-01-29 07:12 · Score: 3, Insightful

It would be nice if I walked into a toy store and saw a Lego set with this on the front of the box instead of a Star Wars ship.
It doesn't have to be mutually-exclusive: A Millenium Falcon can be made to predict eclipses. Of course you need a Wookiee to bang on it when it jams.

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