Tuesday, June 13, 2006

The Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

The device itself was surprisingly thin; about 33 cm high, 17 cm wide and 9 cm thick, made of bronze and originally mounted in a wooden frame. It was inscribed with a text of over 2,000 characters, of which about 95% have been deciphered. The full text of the inscription has not yet been published.

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