The 2000 year old Greek Antikythera mechanism has been recreated and demonstrated in a video in the link provided. There is a book out titled "Decoding the Heavens" by Jo Marchant about this mysterious device.
Technology like this from so long ago, makes one wonder about other bits of knowledge that have been lost over the centuries.
Monday, December 15, 2008
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