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Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Researchers Make Breakthrough in Study of Mysterious 2000-Year-Old Computer Found in Shipwreck Cutting-edge gravitational wave research may have just helped solve a 2,000-year-old mystery.

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In 1901, researchers discovered what's now known as the Antikythera mechanism in a sunken shipwreck, an ancient artifact that dates back to the second century BC, making it the world's "oldest computer."

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"There's a chance you may have spotted a replica, directly inspired by it and featured in the blockbuster "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" last year.

Well over a century after its discovery, researchers at the University of Glasgow say they've used statistical modeling techniques, originally designed to analyze gravitational waves " ripples in spacetime caused by major celestial events such as two black holes merging " to suggest that the Antikythera mechanism was likely used to track the Greek lunar year.

In short, it's a fascinating collision between modern-day science and the mysteries of an ancient artifact."

more at the link... including how a ytuber was involved

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-07-02 09:38 PM | Reply

Thanks for posting, Corky, always an interesting subject. The Wikipedia entry on the mechanism is a good introduction to the object, which was mighty sophisticated: en.m.wikipedia.org

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-07-03 01:33 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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