Antikythera mechanism news

The "Antikythera Mechanism" was discovered damaged and fragmented on the wreck of a cargo ship off the tiny Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.

Now, a joint British-Greek research team has found a hidden ancient Greek inscription on the device, which it thinks could unlock the mystery.

The team believes the Antikythera Mechanism may be the world's oldest computer, used by the Greeks to predict the motion of the planets.

The device may have been based upon a heliocentric model, as well. From the Scotsman. More information on the tomography system being used here. Antikythera links here.

Posted by David on June 6, 2006 8:33 PM