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The Antikythera mechanism still remains by far the most fascinating ancient artifact. That and Heron's steam engine.
by vezzy-fnord 13y ago
The Antikythera mechanism still remains by far the most fascinating ancient artifact.
That and Heron's steam engine.
- Bulkington 13y agoAside: the ship using the AM sank. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism The more interesting questions: Was the ship's sinking the loss of a one-off prototype? Was the device blamed/abandoned, even if not at fault? Craftsmanship suggests it wasn't an early version--but where are the others? On topic: humans are no more smart today than they were 2000 years ago; they just have better tools. Nanos gigantum humeris insidentes,someone once said.