The antikythera mechanism is currently housed in the Greek National Archaeological Museum in Athens and is thought to be one of the most complicated antiques in existence. At the beginning of the 20th century, divers off the island of Antikythera came across this clocklike mechanism, which is thought to be at least 2,000 years old, in the wreckage of a cargo ship. The device was very thin and made of bronze. It was mounted in a wooden frame and had more than 2,000 characters inscribed all over it. Though nearly 95 percent of these have been deciphered by experts, there as not been a publication of the full text of the inscription.
It is believed that this instrument was a kind of mechanical analog computer used to calculate the movements of stars and planets in astronomy.X-rays of the device have indicated that there are at least 30 different gears present in it It has been estimated that the antikythera mechanism was built around 87 B.C and was lost in 76 B.C.
It is still unknown who constructed this amazing instrument 2,000 years ago or how the technology was lost.
This was actually an early version of a smartphone. You could tattoo-inscribe text, and sizzle-burn an image into the feathers/flesh of a pigeon, which could be sent to some 33 pre-programmed locations. The birds were trained for a year before service, and would know the destination via an issuance of bells, light-shutter flaps, and compressed air whistles. Dr. Orko Shnerk
ReplyDeleteNew evidence suggests this device connected to the steering column of ancient Mesopotamian ships. Alcohol-related fatalities and insurance claims of the time were at an all time high. The local fakhir-adjunct (Ibn Uzrakt Shalamakalalytte) forcably installed these instruments as breathalyzers for ship captains.
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