A Lego replicate of the Antikythera Mechanism
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The original mechanism was a stagering achevment adn revolutionized what we thought the anchient greeks could do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiQSHiAYt98&feature=endscreen&NR=1
Seeing it reproduced makes it even more impressive knowing what they had to work with.
.. and knowing if was made out of toy construction parts now, makes you more impressed at what we have to work with.
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An actual hand made for the most part recreation of the Antikythera mechanism by Clickspring is quite impressive. If you appreciate process, layout, narration and execution then this website is for you.
https://youtu.be/v19cu2hj2Ms
An impressive understanding of the natural world and the mathematics and technology to represent it for 87 BC Greece.
Cotour–
Good vid!
I’d recommend this as well:
Solving the mystery of the World’s First Computer – Jo Marchant
Gresham College Lectures- August 2011
https://youtu.be/Y4CdLdaucn8
34:59