Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses.
1 Sources 7 Connections The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it.
1 Sources 1 Connections Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump.
1 Sources 2 Connections National Archaeological Museum, Athens It holds the finds from the wreck and the fragments of the device. The investigations were carried out without the fragments leaving it.
1 Sources 2 Connections Derek J. de Solla Price A historian of science. He counted teeth from X-ray images and published the first serious reconstruction, Gears from the Greeks, in 1974.
2 Sources 2 Connections X-ray tomography In 2006 microfocus X-ray computed tomography read the inside without opening the fragments. It revealed the arrangement of the gears and the text inscribed on the surfaces.
1 Sources 2 Connections The Saros cycle The roughly eighteen year cycle in which eclipses repeat in a similar order. The spiral dial on the back predicts eclipses along it.
2 Sources 1 Connections The Metonic cycle The cycle in which nineteen years come out almost equal to 235 lunar months. It is used to keep a calendar in step with the Moon, and the upper back dial runs on it.
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Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ yielded The device came up with the cargo of this wreck. Sources 2 Place The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it. User contribution ↑ recognised In 1902 he spotted a gear inside the corroded lump. Sources 1 Person Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ yielded The device came up with the cargo of this wreck. Sources 2 Place The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it. User contribution ↑ holds It holds the fragments, and the work was done there. Sources 1 Organization National Archaeological Museum, Athens It holds the finds from the wreck and the fragments of the device. The investigations were carried out without the fragments leaving it. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ yielded The device came up with the cargo of this wreck. Sources 2 Place The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it. User contribution ↑ reconstructed He counted teeth from X-ray images and published a reconstruction in 1974. Sources 1 Person Derek J. de Solla Price A historian of science. He counted teeth from X-ray images and published the first serious reconstruction, Gears from the Greeks, in 1974. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ yielded The device came up with the cargo of this wreck. Sources 2 Place The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it. User contribution ↑ read the inside of It read the gears and the inscribed text without opening the fragments. Sources 1 Concept X-ray tomography In 2006 microfocus X-ray computed tomography read the inside without opening the fragments. It revealed the arrangement of the gears and the text inscribed on the surfaces. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ yielded The device came up with the cargo of this wreck. Sources 2 Place The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it. User contribution ↓ computes The spiral dial on the back predicts eclipses along this cycle. Sources 1 Concept The Saros cycle The roughly eighteen year cycle in which eclipses repeat in a similar order. The spiral dial on the back predicts eclipses along it. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ yielded The device came up with the cargo of this wreck. Sources 2 Place The Antikythera wreck An ancient wreck found off the island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1900. Statues and glassware came up with it. User contribution ↓ computes The upper dial on the back runs on this cycle. Sources 1 Concept The Metonic cycle The cycle in which nineteen years come out almost equal to 235 lunar months. It is used to keep a calendar in step with the Moon, and the upper back dial runs on it. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ recognised In 1902 he spotted a gear inside the corroded lump. Sources 1 Person Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump. User contribution ↑ holds It holds the fragments, and the work was done there. Sources 1 Organization National Archaeological Museum, Athens It holds the finds from the wreck and the fragments of the device. The investigations were carried out without the fragments leaving it. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ recognised In 1902 he spotted a gear inside the corroded lump. Sources 1 Person Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump. User contribution ↑ reconstructed He counted teeth from X-ray images and published a reconstruction in 1974. Sources 1 Person Derek J. de Solla Price A historian of science. He counted teeth from X-ray images and published the first serious reconstruction, Gears from the Greeks, in 1974. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ recognised In 1902 he spotted a gear inside the corroded lump. Sources 1 Person Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump. User contribution ↑ read the inside of It read the gears and the inscribed text without opening the fragments. Sources 1 Concept X-ray tomography In 2006 microfocus X-ray computed tomography read the inside without opening the fragments. It revealed the arrangement of the gears and the text inscribed on the surfaces. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ recognised In 1902 he spotted a gear inside the corroded lump. Sources 1 Person Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump. User contribution ↓ computes The spiral dial on the back predicts eclipses along this cycle. Sources 1 Concept The Saros cycle The roughly eighteen year cycle in which eclipses repeat in a similar order. The spiral dial on the back predicts eclipses along it. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ recognised In 1902 he spotted a gear inside the corroded lump. Sources 1 Person Valerios Stais An archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. In 1902 he was the one who noticed a gear inside the corroded lump. User contribution ↓ computes The upper dial on the back runs on this cycle. Sources 1 Concept The Metonic cycle The cycle in which nineteen years come out almost equal to 235 lunar months. It is used to keep a calendar in step with the Moon, and the upper back dial runs on it. User contribution Work Antikythera mechanism An ancient Greek device built from bronze gears. It was made to compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, the lunar phase and the timing of eclipses. User contribution ↑ holds It holds the fragments, and the work was done there. Sources 1 Organization National Archaeological Museum, Athens It holds the finds from the wreck and the fragments of the device. The investigations were carried out without the fragments leaving it. User contribution ↑ reconstructed He counted teeth from X-ray images and published a reconstruction in 1974. Sources 1 Person Derek J. de Solla Price A historian of science. He counted teeth from X-ray images and published the first serious reconstruction, Gears from the Greeks, in 1974. User contribution AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.