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Jul. 30th, 2008
Greek Computer?
Jul. 30th, 2008 10:43 pm
Discovering How Greeks Computed In 100 B.C.
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: July 31, 2008
After a closer examination of a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology known as the Antikythera Mechanism, scientists have found that the device not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. More