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The information researchers found in the Antikythera Mechanism about the eclipse is surprisingly detailed.
Since this artifact was found in Greece more than a century ago, scholars have been baffled.
It was among the remains of a Roman shipwreck, about 2,000 years ago, and was incomplete.
A third of it was a complex system of gears that was manually operated and had some relief.
The mystery of the so-called “Antikythera Mechanism” has gradually faded away, after scientists have been able to recreate the device often called The oldest “computer” in the world.
The rear of the mechanism has been reconstructed from previous studies, but the nature of the complex gear system up front has remained ambiguous.
finally, Scientists have just recreated the missing part With this achievement, they hope to understand how it will succeed.
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Fragile, interesting and full of surprises: this is how the Antikythera Mechanism is described.
It is believed that the ancient Greek device was manually operated and was used To predict eclipses and other astronomical events.
Scientists at University College London (UCL) believe they have finally been able to solve the puzzle using 3D computer models.
“A wonderful display of brilliance”
Researchers They recreated it All front panel And now they hope to build a replica of the Antikythera Mechanism on a large scale, using modern materials.
Article published in Scientific Reports This Friday, he revealed what the gear system looked like with its intricate detailing and bits.
Image source, Professor Tony Freight / University of California
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The researchers used computer models to recreate the device’s complex gear system.
“The sun, moon and planets appear in a wonderful display of ancient Greek brilliance,” said the paper’s lead author, Professor Tony Fret.
“Our country The first model that fits all physical evidence It matches the descriptions in the scientific inscriptions engraved on the mechanism itself. “
The mechanism has been described as an astronomical calculator and also The world’s first analog computer. It is made of bronze and houses dozens of gears.
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The information researchers found in the Antikythera Mechanism about the eclipse is surprisingly detailed.
The back features a Description of the universe, Movement appears Five planets were known at that time In which the device is built.
But only 82 fragments survived, about a third of the device.
This meant that the scientists had to completely reconstruct its composition using X-ray data and an ancient Greek mathematical method.
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