X-ray tomography (Freeth et al., Nature 2006, Scientific Reports 2021) shows the Antikythera mechanism, recovered in 1901 ...
Imagine pulling a corroded, barnacle-encrusted lump of bronze from the ocean floor and discovering, decades later, that it contains a machine sophisticated enough to model the cosmos. That’s exactly ...
More than two millennia ago, Greek craftsmen built a bronze machine that could track the heavens with a precision that would not be matched for centuries. Hidden inside a corroded lump recovered from ...
In the azure waters off the coast of Antikythera, Greece, a chance discovery in the early 20th century transformed our understanding of ancient technology. A sponge diver, exploring the remnants of a ...