Taken from the Guardian:
New detective work suggests that the ancient mechanism for simulating planetary motions and predicting lunar eclipses was built in the 2nd century BC
More here.
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Νέες προοπτικές ήρθαν από τη θάλασσα
New opportunities came from the sea (in greek)
http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_2_25/07/2009_323446
http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_2_25/07/2009_323446
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Friday, 12 December 2008
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Complex clock combines calendars
From Nature.
The Antikythera Mechanism, a clockwork device made in Greece around 150–100 BC, astounded the world two years ago when scientists deduced how this machine was used to make complex astronomical time-reckonings. Now they say that the instrument, discovered in 1901 in a Mediterranean shipwreck, did much more than that.
Researchers have been trying to decode the mechanism's inscriptions and functions for several years. Their latest findings reveal that it links the technical calendars used by astronomers to the everyday calendars that regulated ancient Greek society — most strikingly, the calendar that set the timing of the Olympic Games.
More here.
The Antikythera Mechanism, a clockwork device made in Greece around 150–100 BC, astounded the world two years ago when scientists deduced how this machine was used to make complex astronomical time-reckonings. Now they say that the instrument, discovered in 1901 in a Mediterranean shipwreck, did much more than that.
Researchers have been trying to decode the mechanism's inscriptions and functions for several years. Their latest findings reveal that it links the technical calendars used by astronomers to the everyday calendars that regulated ancient Greek society — most strikingly, the calendar that set the timing of the Olympic Games.
More here.
Workings of Ancient ‘Computer’ Deciphered
From the NY Times:
After a closer examination of the Antikythera Mechanism, a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology, 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 here.
After a closer examination of the Antikythera Mechanism, a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology, 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 here.
From the Antikythera Mechanism to Herschel and Planck
As part of the Dimitria Festival, Imperial College Astrophysics, the Friends of Astronomy Club of Thessaloniki and the Observatory of Thessaloniki are organizing a three-day public astronomy event. It is funded by the Municipality of Thessaloniki and aims to familiarize the public of Thessaloniki with Observational Astronomy, its history and the latest developments by bringing together the foremost UK and Greek astronomers. This event is open to anyone interested in learning about Observational Astronomy and especially university students keen to pursue graduate studies in the field.
Start Time: Friday, September 26, 2008 at 6:00pm
End Time: Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 9:00pm
Location: Thessaloniki History Center
City/Town: Thessaloníki, Greece
Official Webpage: http://astro.ic.ac.uk/outreach/obs_astro.shtml
Start Time: Friday, September 26, 2008 at 6:00pm
End Time: Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 9:00pm
Location: Thessaloniki History Center
City/Town: Thessaloníki, Greece
Official Webpage: http://astro.ic.ac.uk/outreach/obs_astro.shtml
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