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4 comments:
The Antikythera mechanism is indeed a marvel, but it is so well understood that one can hardly call it "baffling." At least one replica has been built, and one computer model programmed to simulate its working. Read the wiki about it.
Thanks, I've posted on the Antikythera mechanism several times and am still baffled and impressed by it. If we took a person from ancient Greece and stuck him into the present day, I'm certain we would not be able to tell the difference in brain power. Can you imagine what it took to devise that let alone make it during that time?
Read the book The Archimedes Palimpsest, about the most recently discovered of Archimedes' manuscripts, and you'll understand that some ancient Greeks could do almost literally anything. I do agree that in terms of the time it was made, the Antikythera device was pretty amazing.
The stuff you read, Steve! I bet your local library views you as an exciting challenge!
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