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 Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:46 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:59 am
I was expecting something like the computers we have now, but it's cool they could make something like that out of clockwork none the less. Lol an ancient Mac.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:21 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:30 am
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:24 am
Kewl. I've seen the original artifact before but that is the first time I've seen the working replica. Thanks for the link.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:14 pm
Esper Ranger Kewl. I've seen the original artifact before but that is the first time I've seen the working replica. Thanks for the link. No problem. It's just cool to see it was figured out.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:37 pm
HOLY SHITE, They actually figured out what the Antikhykera Mechanism was for! Awesome!
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:33 pm
What what whaaaaatttt. D:
that's bitchin'
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:54 am
It's unbelievable how old it is
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:59 pm
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 2:00 pm
That's unbelievable!
Truly and utterly amazing.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 2:59 pm
Now I want to make one out of LEGO Technic gears...
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:00 pm
Given how the first face is essentially an orrery, I find it interesting how later scientists favoured a rather different (and less compact) design:  Because it looks more interesting/realistic? Less need to make it compact (and this easy to transport)? Showing off?
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:28 pm
The only reason the Antikythera device was compact was because it needed to be portable for use in sea navigation.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 2:08 am
I'm not sure it would have been particularly suited for navigation - although being able to find planets amidst the stars and comparing your position would tell you which way you'd be going, the stars alone are quite well suited to the task. Also, adding the eclipse calendar seems a bit unnecessary.
Not to mention it'd probably corrode pretty quickly, even if one were careful.
I quite fancy the idea it was just one person's attempt at showing of, etc.
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