Antikythera (/ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/ AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also /ˌæntaɪkɪˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-; Modern Greek: Αντικύθηρα, romanized: Antikýthira, IPA: [andiˈciθira])...
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The Antikythera mechanism (/ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/ AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also /ˌæntaɪkɪˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-) is an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery (model of the Solar...
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35°53′23″N 23°18′28″E / 35.8897°N 23.3078°E / 35.8897; 23.3078 Antikythera wreck The Antikythera wreck (Greek: ναυάγιο των Αντικυθήρων, romanized: navágio...
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Antikythera (Greek: Ηρακλής των Αντικυθήρων) is a large ancient Greek marble sculpture of the Greek hero Heracles, found in the wreck of Antikythera among...
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The Antikythera Ephebe, registered as Bronze statue of a youth in the museum collections, is a Greek bronze statue of a young man of languorous grace...
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Navtilos is a small islet of the Sea of Crete. The islet is located about 30 km southeast of the port of Kapsali on the island of Kythira, and 6 km northwest...
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England. He is known for his analysis of the original fragments of the Antikythera mechanism and for the reconstruction of this Ancient Greek brass mechanism...
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thousands of years, probably initially in the form of a tally stick. The Antikythera mechanism, dating from about the beginning of the first century BC, is...
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Yesterwynde (redirect from The Antikythera Mechanism (song))
1. "Yesterwynde" 2:43 2. "An Ocean of Strange Islands" 9:26 3. "The Antikythera Mechanism" 5:55 4. "The Day of..." 4:34 5. "Perfume of the Timeless"...
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mechanism, the sequence of reactions by which overall chemical change occurs Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer Theory of operation, a description...
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Jo Marchant is an exploration of the history and significance of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first...
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example is the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000 year old Greek analogue computer that was found off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera in the year 1900...
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a 6th-century BC votive relief from the island of Thassos. Antikythera Ephebe Antikythera mechanism Aphrodite of Syracuse Apollo Omphalos Armed Aphrodite...
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dust cycle in galaxies. [2] Antikythera Mechanism Project team [3] An Initial Assessment of the Accuracy of the Gear Trains in the Antikythera Mechanism...
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Retrieved 2008-03-17. "Solid Models of the Antikythera Mechanism | Antikythera Mechanism Research Project". www.antikythera-mechanism.gr. Archived from the original...
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Greece developed machines in both civilian and military domains. The Antikythera mechanism, an early known mechanical analog computer, and the mechanical...
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astronomical positions. It was discovered in 1901 in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to...
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knowledge or technology more advanced than that known in modern times. Antikythera mechanism: A form of mechanical computer created between 150 and 100 BCE...
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Dolphin (weapon) (section Antikythera dolphin)
teardrop-shaped lead weight was discovered in the ongoing exploration of the Antikythera wreck by archeologists from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports...
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to study the Antikythera mechanism from the lumps of archaeological material retrieved from a wreck found near the coast of Antikythera in 1900. He identified...
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technological achievement of the Hellenistic age is masterly displayed in the Antikythera mechanism, a 37-gear mechanical analog computer which calculated the...
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Petalouda Pontikaki Pontikonisi Praso (Prasonisi) Prosfora Pseira Sideros Souda Valenti Vryonisi Other Ionian Islands Antikythera Kythira Euboea Makronisos...
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Timex Datalink (section Antikythera)
Screen Saver – Blank. Another application called Antikythera emulates some of the functions of the Antikythera mechanism by calculating the phase of the moon...
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John Hugh Seiradakis (section Antikythera mechanism)
Since the early 2000s he was heavily involved in the decoding of the Antikythera mechanism. He was a founding member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society...
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Allan G. Bromley (section Antikythera mechanism)
for the quality of his research on this subject. His studies of the Antikythera mechanism, in collaboration with Michael T. Wright, led to the first...
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Milestones in the design or use of differentials include: 100 BCE–70 BCE: The Antikythera mechanism has been dated to this period. It was discovered in 1902 on...
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List of destinations served by ferries from the port of Piraeus (section Crete, Kythera and Antikythera)
Jewel none Sea Jets Year - Round Antikythera Aqua Jewel Kythera Sea Jets Year - Round Kissamos Aqua Jewel Kythera, Antikythera Sea Jets Year - Round...
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every 2 centuries. Metonic calendars include the calendar used in the Antikythera Mechanism about 21 centuries ago, and the Hebrew calendar. Alternatively...
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(in Munich)) was a German philologist best known for his work on the Antikythera mechanism - he was the first to propose that it was an astronomical calculator...
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and information scientist. He was known for his investigation of the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek planetary computer, and for quantitative...
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