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GC052 Antikythera Mechanism

Geek Counterpoint -- Your antidote to soundbite science! by Lorne Ipsum

Jan 4, 200700:23:12Science & Medicine

Sure, it's not much to look at -- but this humble lump of corroded bronze completely demolished our previous understanding of the history of mechanical inventions. The Antikythera Mechanism was built late in the 2nd cent...

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GC052 Antikythera Mechanism is an episode from Geek Counterpoint -- Your antidote to soundbite science! by Lorne Ipsum. Sure, it's not much to look at -- but this humble lump of corroded bronze completely demolished our previous understandi...

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Sure, it's not much to look at -- but this humble lump of corroded bronze completely demolished our previous understanding of the history of mechanical inventions. The Antikythera Mechanism was built late in the 2nd century BC, and is the earliest example ever found of a geared mechanism, but represents a level of mechanical technology not seen again for nearly 2000 years!

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Published Jan 4, 2007 and 00:23:12 long