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World’s Oldest Computer and Ancient Greeks’ View of the Universe
Greek Reporter ^ | September 9, 2023 | Mike Edmunds

Posted on 09/09/2023 3:02:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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I remember seeing a good National Geographic documentary about this.
There are indications that the Antikythera mechanism was built by Archimedes, or a student of his.
21 posted on 09/09/2023 8:40:42 PM PDT by chud
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22 posted on 09/09/2023 11:45:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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“Alien inspired technology”

i always thought that alien technology was more advanced than a bronze clockwork ... you know, zipping around the universe through wormholes faster than the speed of light and such ... silly me ...


23 posted on 09/10/2023 7:18:26 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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i always thought that alien technology was more advanced than a bronze clockwork

How else would you explain the intrincatracies (sp?) of this device that not even today's scientists can figure out?

24 posted on 09/10/2023 4:50:33 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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"How else would you explain the intrincatracies (sp?) of this device that not even today's scientists can figure out?"

uh, today's scientists HAVE figured it out: several physical and virtual reproductions exist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAqqA3fMwI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k396J-slHaU

25 posted on 09/10/2023 9:25:06 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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