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[mimus]

An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the sun,

moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists deciphered

previously hidden inscriptions on the device.

X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a shipwreck

more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar that displays

the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including the Olympics, which

were held every four years.

Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers, who

happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while sheltering

from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera. The ship, which

was laden with treasures from the Greek world including bronze statues,

pottery and glassware, is believed to have met its fate in the notoriously

dangerous stretch of water en route to Italy.

The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but it has

puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80 or so corroded

fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and perhaps even who made

it.

The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use geared

wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at least

another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval Europe . . . .

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy

Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview with Jo

Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book tells the story

of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork object made up of

numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than a century ago among the

cargo of a Greek shipwreck.

The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be 1800

years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly lost is

fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the scientists and

engineers who have fallen under the spell of the Antikythera mechanism

over the last century. It is a gripping tale of scientific obsession,

rivalry and skulduggery.

If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear diagrams of

how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism worked. This

video makes up for that . . . .

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-computer

--

tinmimus99@hotmail.com

smeeter 11 or maybe 12

mp 10

mhm 29x13

+++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot. +++

< Hex

 

[Tim Weaver]

mimus wrote:


> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the sun,


> moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>


> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including the


> Olympics, which were held every four years.


>


> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers, who


> happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while sheltering


> from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera. The ship, which


> was laden with treasures from the Greek world including bronze statues,


> pottery and glassware, is believed to have met its fate in the


> notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route to Italy.


>


> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but it


> has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80 or so


> corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and perhaps


> even who made it.


>


> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use geared


> wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at least


> another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval Europe . .


> . .


>


> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>


>


> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview with


> Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book tells the


> story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork object made


> up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than a century ago


> among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>


> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly lost


> is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the scientists and


> engineers who have fallen under the spell of the Antikythera mechanism


> over the last century. It is a gripping tale of scientific obsession,


> rivalry and skulduggery.


>


> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear diagrams


> of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism worked.


> This video makes up for that . . . .


>


> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-comp


> uter

Massive coolness.

--

Tim Weaver

I know you believe you understand what you think I said,

but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not

what I meant.

 

[mimus]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


> mimus wrote:


>


>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the sun,


>> moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>


>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including the


>> Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>


>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers, who


>> happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while sheltering


>> from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera. The ship, which


>> was laden with treasures from the Greek world including bronze statues,


>> pottery and glassware, is believed to have met its fate in the


>> notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route to Italy.


>>


>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but it


>> has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80 or so


>> corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and perhaps


>> even who made it.


>>


>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use geared


>> wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at least


>> another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval Europe . .


>> . .


>>


>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>


>>


>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview with


>> Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book tells the


>> story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork object made


>> up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than a century ago


>> among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>


>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly lost


>> is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the scientists and


>> engineers who have fallen under the spell of the Antikythera mechanism


>> over the last century. It is a gripping tale of scientific obsession,


>> rivalry and skulduggery.


>>


>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear diagrams


>> of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism worked.


>> This video makes up for that . . . .


>>


>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-comp


>> uter


>


> Massive coolness.

An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely mechanical,

in _Pitch Black_) . . . .

And shows once again just how much was lost when the Roman Empire fell,

first internally to the Christians (who mercilessly wiped out the

philosophers-- see Hypatia of Alexandria as the paradigmatic case), and

then externally to the Goths (who weren't too easy even on people who

could just read and write).

--

tinmimus99@hotmail.com

smeeter 11 or maybe 12

mp 10

mhm 29x13

"You are either insane or a fool."

"I am a sanitary inspector."

< _Maske: Thaery_

 

[Tim Weaver]

mimus wrote:


> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>


>> mimus wrote:


>>


>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the sun,


>>> moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>>


>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including the


>>> Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>


>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers, who


>>> happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while sheltering


>>> from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera. The ship, which


>>> was laden with treasures from the Greek world including bronze statues,


>>> pottery and glassware, is believed to have met its fate in the


>>> notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route to Italy.


>>>


>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but it


>>> has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80 or so


>>> corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and perhaps


>>> even who made it.


>>>


>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use geared


>>> wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at least


>>> another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval Europe . .


>>> . .


>>>


>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>


>>>


>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview with


>>> Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book tells the


>>> story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork object made


>>> up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than a century ago


>>> among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>>


>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly lost


>>> is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the scientists and


>>> engineers who have fallen under the spell of the Antikythera mechanism


>>> over the last century. It is a gripping tale of scientific obsession,


>>> rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>


>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear diagrams


>>> of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism worked.


>>> This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>


>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-

comp


>>> uter


>>


>> Massive coolness.


>


> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely mechanical,


> in _Pitch Black_) . . . .

The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


> And shows once again just how much was lost when the Roman Empire fell,


> first internally to the Christians (who mercilessly wiped out the


> philosophers-- see Hypatia of Alexandria as the paradigmatic case), and


> then externally to the Goths (who weren't too easy even on people who


> could just read and write).


>

--

Tim Weaver

I know you believe you understand what you think I said,

but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not

what I meant.

 

[mimus]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


> mimus wrote:


>


>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>


>>> mimus wrote:


>>>


>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the sun,


>>>> moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>>>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>>>


>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>>>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including the


>>>> Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>


>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers, who


>>>> happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while sheltering


>>>> from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera. The ship, which


>>>> was laden with treasures from the Greek world including bronze statues,


>>>> pottery and glassware, is believed to have met its fate in the


>>>> notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route to Italy.


>>>>


>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but it


>>>> has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80 or so


>>>> corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and perhaps


>>>> even who made it.


>>>>


>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use geared


>>>> wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at least


>>>> another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval Europe . .


>>>> . .


>>>>


>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>


>>>>


>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview with


>>>> Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book tells the


>>>> story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork object made


>>>> up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than a century ago


>>>> among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>>>


>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>>>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly lost


>>>> is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the scientists and


>>>> engineers who have fallen under the spell of the Antikythera mechanism


>>>> over the last century. It is a gripping tale of scientific obsession,


>>>> rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>


>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear diagrams


>>>> of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism worked.


>>>> This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>


>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-computer


>>>


>>> Massive coolness.


>>


>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely mechanical,


>> in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>


> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?

Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"

mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help that

the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.

--

tinmimus99@hotmail.com

smeeter 11 or maybe 12

mp 10

mhm 29x13

Let's get the **** out of here while we can still pass

our Rorschasch tests.

< _The Last Happy Hour_

 

[Tim Weaver]

mimus wrote:


> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>


>> mimus wrote:


>>


>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>


>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>>>>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>>>>


>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>>>>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including


>>>>> the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>


>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to have


>>>>> met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route


>>>>> to Italy.


>>>>>


>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but


>>>>> it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80


>>>>> or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and


>>>>> perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>


>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at


>>>>> least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval


>>>>> Europe . . . .


>>>>>


>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>


>>>>>


>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork


>>>>> object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than


>>>>> a century ago among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>>>>


>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>>>>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly


>>>>> lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the


>>>>> scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell of the


>>>>> Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a gripping tale


>>>>> of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>


>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism


>>>>> worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>


>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-


>>>>> computer


>>>>


>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>


>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>


>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>


> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.

Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it next

time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost interest

and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon. Claudia is teh

WAY HOT!

--

Tim Weaver

I know you believe you understand what you think I said,

but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not

what I meant.

 

[mimus]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


> mimus wrote:


>


>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>


>>> mimus wrote:


>>>


>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>>>>>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>>>>>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including


>>>>>> the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to have


>>>>>> met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route


>>>>>> to Italy.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but


>>>>>> it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80


>>>>>> or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and


>>>>>> perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at


>>>>>> least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval


>>>>>> Europe . . . .


>>>>>>


>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork


>>>>>> object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than


>>>>>> a century ago among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>>>>>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly


>>>>>> lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the


>>>>>> scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell of the


>>>>>> Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a gripping tale


>>>>>> of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism


>>>>>> worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>


>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-


>>>>>> computer


>>>>>


>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>


>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>


>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>


>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>


> Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it next


> time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost interest


> and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon. Claudia is teh


> WAY HOT!

I've got it on DVD. Neener. Good flick. All pterodactyl fans should

have it.

Radha (played the pilot) is hotter.

--

tinmimus99@hotmail.com

smeeter 11 or maybe 12

mp 10

mhm 29x13

"You don't know what's out there!"

"No, but I know what's in here!"

< _Pitch Black_

 

[Tim Weaver]

mimus wrote:


> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>


>> mimus wrote:


>>


>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>


>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>


>>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after


>>>>>>> scientists deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the


>>>>>>> device.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting


>>>>>>> calendar that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games,


>>>>>>> including the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to


>>>>>>> have met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en


>>>>>>> route to Italy.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC,


>>>>>>> but it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining


>>>>>>> its 80 or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it


>>>>>>> worked and perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for


>>>>>>> at least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of


>>>>>>> medieval Europe . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious


>>>>>>> clockwork object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was


>>>>>>> discovered more than a century ago among the cargo of a Greek


>>>>>>> shipwreck.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to


>>>>>>> be 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was


>>>>>>> seemingly lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really


>>>>>>> about the scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell


>>>>>>> of the Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a


>>>>>>> gripping tale of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the


>>>>>>> mechanism worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-firs


>>>>>>> t- computer


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>>


>>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>>


>>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>>


>>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>>


>> Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it


>> next time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost


>> interest and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon.


>> Claudia is teh WAY HOT!


>


> I've got it on DVD. Neener. Good flick. All pterodactyl fans should


> have it.


>


> Radha (played the pilot) is hotter.

You obviously have not seen Ms. Black properly clad in a bikini.

--

Tim Weaver

I know you believe you understand what you think I said,

but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not

what I meant.

 

[metro-golden-meower]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver

<tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>mimus wrote:


>


>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>


>>> mimus wrote:


>>>


>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>>>>>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>>>>>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including


>>>>>> the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to have


>>>>>> met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route


>>>>>> to Italy.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but


>>>>>> it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80


>>>>>> or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and


>>>>>> perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at


>>>>>> least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval


>>>>>> Europe . . . .


>>>>>>


>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork


>>>>>> object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than


>>>>>> a century ago among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>>>>>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly


>>>>>> lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the


>>>>>> scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell of the


>>>>>> Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a gripping tale


>>>>>> of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism


>>>>>> worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>


>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-


>>>>>> computer


>>>>>


>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>


>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>


>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>


>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>


>Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it next


>time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost interest


>and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon. Claudia is teh


>WAY HOT!

best thing that coulda happend to the evil peacekeeper bjeotch.

 

[metro-golden-meower]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:21:20 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com>

wrote:


>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>


>> mimus wrote:


>>


>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>


>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>


>>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after scientists


>>>>>>> deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the device.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting calendar


>>>>>>> that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games, including


>>>>>>> the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to have


>>>>>>> met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en route


>>>>>>> to Italy.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but


>>>>>>> it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80


>>>>>>> or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and


>>>>>>> perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at


>>>>>>> least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval


>>>>>>> Europe . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious clockwork


>>>>>>> object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was discovered more than


>>>>>>> a century ago among the cargo of a Greek shipwreck.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to be


>>>>>>> 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was seemingly


>>>>>>> lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really about the


>>>>>>> scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell of the


>>>>>>> Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a gripping tale


>>>>>>> of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the mechanism


>>>>>>> worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-


>>>>>>> computer


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>>


>>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>>


>>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>>


>>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>>


>> Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it next


>> time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost interest


>> and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon. Claudia is teh


>> WAY HOT!


>


>I've got it on DVD. Neener. Good flick. All pterodactyl fans should


>have it.


>


>Radha (played the pilot) is hotter.

i believe she played stonefish's girlfriend in neighbours for quite a

while.

 

[Tim Weaver]

metro-golden-meower wrote:


> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver


> <tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>


>>mimus wrote:


>>


>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>


>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>


>>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after


>>>>>>> scientists deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the


>>>>>>> device.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting


>>>>>>> calendar that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games,


>>>>>>> including the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to


>>>>>>> have met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en


>>>>>>> route to Italy.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC,


>>>>>>> but it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining


>>>>>>> its 80 or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it


>>>>>>> worked and perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for


>>>>>>> at least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of


>>>>>>> medieval Europe . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious


>>>>>>> clockwork object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was


>>>>>>> discovered more than a century ago among the cargo of a Greek


>>>>>>> shipwreck.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to


>>>>>>> be 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was


>>>>>>> seemingly lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really


>>>>>>> about the scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell


>>>>>>> of the Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a


>>>>>>> gripping tale of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the


>>>>>>> mechanism worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-firs


>>>>>>> t- computer


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>>


>>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>>


>>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>>


>>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>>


>>Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it


>>next time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost


>>interest and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon.


>>Claudia is teh WAY HOT!


>


> best thing that coulda happend to the evil peacekeeper bjeotch.

Peacekeepers are us, we are Peacekeepers. They just got a little confused

after those separating face people had their mojo turned off.

--

Tim Weaver

I know you believe you understand what you think I said,

but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not

what I meant.

 

[metro-golden-meower]

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:19:04 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver

<tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>metro-golden-meower wrote:


>


>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver


>> <tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>>


>>>mimus wrote:


>>>


>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>>


>>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after


>>>>>>>> scientists deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the


>>>>>>>> device.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting


>>>>>>>> calendar that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games,


>>>>>>>> including the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to


>>>>>>>> have met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en


>>>>>>>> route to Italy.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC,


>>>>>>>> but it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining


>>>>>>>> its 80 or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it


>>>>>>>> worked and perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for


>>>>>>>> at least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of


>>>>>>>> medieval Europe . . . .


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious


>>>>>>>> clockwork object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was


>>>>>>>> discovered more than a century ago among the cargo of a Greek


>>>>>>>> shipwreck.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to


>>>>>>>> be 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was


>>>>>>>> seemingly lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really


>>>>>>>> about the scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell


>>>>>>>> of the Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a


>>>>>>>> gripping tale of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the


>>>>>>>> mechanism worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-firs


>>>>>>>> t- computer


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>>>


>>>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>>>


>>>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>>>


>>>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>>>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>>>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>>>


>>>Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it


>>>next time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost


>>>interest and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon.


>>>Claudia is teh WAY HOT!


>>


>> best thing that coulda happend to the evil peacekeeper bjeotch.


>


>Peacekeepers are us, we are Peacekeepers. They just got a little confused


>after those separating face people had their mojo turned off.

the only time i ever actualy liked her was in stargate and i didn't

really care for her much in that.

 

[Tim Weaver]

metro-golden-meower wrote:


> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:19:04 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver


> <tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>


>>metro-golden-meower wrote:


>>


>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver


>>> <tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>>>


>>>>mimus wrote:


>>>>


>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>


>>>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after


>>>>>>>>> scientists deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the

device.


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting


>>>>>>>>> calendar that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games,


>>>>>>>>> including the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to


>>>>>>>>> have met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en


>>>>>>>>> route to Italy.


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC,

but


>>>>>>>>> it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining


>>>>>>>>> its 80 or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it


>>>>>>>>> worked and perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for


>>>>>>>>> at least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of


>>>>>>>>> medieval Europe . . . .


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious


>>>>>>>>> clockwork object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was


>>>>>>>>> discovered more than a century ago among the cargo of a Greek


>>>>>>>>> shipwreck.


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to


>>>>>>>>> be 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was


>>>>>>>>> seemingly lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really


>>>>>>>>> about the scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell


>>>>>>>>> of the Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a


>>>>>>>>> gripping tale of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the


>>>>>>>>> mechanism worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-

firs


>>>>>>>>> t- computer


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>>>>


>>>>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>>>>


>>>>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>>>>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>>>>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>>>>


>>>>Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it


>>>>next time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost


>>>>interest and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon.


>>>>Claudia is teh WAY HOT!


>>>


>>> best thing that coulda happend to the evil peacekeeper bjeotch.


>>


>>Peacekeepers are us, we are Peacekeepers. They just got a little confused


>>after those separating face people had their mojo turned off.


>


> the only time i ever actualy liked her was in stargate and i didn't


> really care for her much in that.

I dig her. She's hot. She'll still be hot when she's 60. Kind of like

Helen Mirren. I would, (and until very recently did) have said Felicity

Kendal, too. But she's beginning to show her age a bit too much.

--

Tim Weaver

I know you believe you understand what you think I said,

but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not

what I meant.

 

[metro-golden-meower]

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:13:51 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver

<tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>metro-golden-meower wrote:


>


>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:19:04 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver


>> <tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>>


>>>metro-golden-meower wrote:


>>>


>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:54:24 +0000 (UTC), Tim Weaver


>>>> <tmw99999@gmail.com> wrote:


>>>>


>>>>>mimus wrote:


>>>>>


>>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:53:46 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>>


>>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000, Tim Weaver wrote:


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> mimus wrote:


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> An ancient Greek "computer" used to calculate the movements of the


>>>>>>>>>> sun, moon and planets has been linked to Archimedes after


>>>>>>>>>> scientists deciphered previously hidden inscriptions on the


>device.


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> X-ray images of the bronze mechanism, which was recovered from a


>>>>>>>>>> shipwreck more than a century ago, also revealed a sporting


>>>>>>>>>> calendar that displays the cycle of the prestigious "crown" games,


>>>>>>>>>> including the Olympics, which were held every four years.


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> Corroded remains of the device were found in 1901 by spongedivers,


>>>>>>>>>> who happened upon the shipwreck of a Roman merchant vessel while


>>>>>>>>>> sheltering from a storm near the tiny Greek island of Antikythera.


>>>>>>>>>> The ship, which was laden with treasures from the Greek world


>>>>>>>>>> including bronze statues, pottery and glassware, is believed to


>>>>>>>>>> have met its fate in the notoriously dangerous stretch of water en


>>>>>>>>>> route to Italy.


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC,


>but


>>>>>>>>>> it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining


>>>>>>>>>> its 80 or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it


>>>>>>>>>> worked and perhaps even who made it.


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use


>>>>>>>>>> geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for


>>>>>>>>>> at least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of


>>>>>>>>>> medieval Europe . . . .


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>>


>http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/30/archaeology.astronomy


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> Regulars of the Science Weekly podcast will remember our interview


>>>>>>>>>> with Jo Marchant, the author of _Decoding the Heavens_. The book


>>>>>>>>>> tells the story of the Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious


>>>>>>>>>> clockwork object made up of numerous meshed cogs that was


>>>>>>>>>> discovered more than a century ago among the cargo of a Greek


>>>>>>>>>> shipwreck.


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> The mystery of how the Greeks had made a machine that appeared to


>>>>>>>>>> be 1800 years ahead of its time and why that knowledge was


>>>>>>>>>> seemingly lost is fascinating, but Marchant's story is really


>>>>>>>>>> about the scientists and engineers who have fallen under the spell


>>>>>>>>>> of the Antikythera mechanism over the last century. It is a


>>>>>>>>>> gripping tale of scientific obsession, rivalry and skulduggery.


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> If there is one thing that lets the book down, it lacks clear


>>>>>>>>>> diagrams of how the cogs fitted together and hence how the


>>>>>>>>>> mechanism worked. This video makes up for that . . . .


>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-


>firs


>>>>>>>>>> t- computer


>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>> Massive coolness.


>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>> An ancient orrery (there was an orrery, for some reason purely


>>>>>>>> mechanical, in _Pitch Black_) . . . .


>>>>>>>


>>>>>>> The movie? I don't remember it. What scene?


>>>>>>


>>>>>> Wotsername-- the pilot-- was playing with it in the "abandoned"


>>>>>> mining-station (they all got et) and suddenly realized with its help


>>>>>> that the Long Eclipse was _way_ imminent.


>>>>>


>>>>>Hmm. I remember the place, but not the scene. I'll haf'ta look for it


>>>>>next time it's on cable. Not too good a movie, anyway. I sort of lost


>>>>>interest and was bummed out after Claudia Black got killed so soon.


>>>>>Claudia is teh WAY HOT!


>>>>


>>>> best thing that coulda happend to the evil peacekeeper bjeotch.


>>>


>>>Peacekeepers are us, we are Peacekeepers. They just got a little confused


>>>after those separating face people had their mojo turned off.


>>


>> the only time i ever actualy liked her was in stargate and i didn't


>> really care for her much in that.


>


>I dig her. She's hot. She'll still be hot when she's 60. Kind of like


>Helen Mirren. I would, (and until very recently did) have said Felicity


>Kendal, too. But she's beginning to show her age a bit too much.

felicity kendal was certainly a very attractive women for a long time.

she's in some ***** detective series now, with i believe, with pam

ferris aks ma larkin aka the she devil.