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Old 08-06-2006, 09:47 AM
slice of heaven
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Nice find Rob.
The knowledge of ancient astronomers always impresses me more than modern day astronomy. In those times , that device would have been more like a super computer.

This link shows more detailed workings and pics of the device.
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/wha...400/kyth1.html
antikythera1-1
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