[GeoStL] Re: Astropix
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- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 06:31:48 -0600
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Forget it. It did not forward correctly. Bernie
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by
a professional astronomer.
2006 December 5
The Antikythera Mechanism
Credit & Copyright: Wikipedia
Explanation: What is it? It was found at the bottom of the sea aboard an
ancient Greek ship. Its seeming complexity has prompted decades of study,
although many of its functions remained unknown. Recent X-rays of the device
have now confirmed the nature of the Antikythera mechanism, and discovered
several surprising functions. The Antikythera mechanism has been discovered
to be a mechanical computer of an accuracy thought impossible in 80 BC, when
the ship that carried it sunk. Such sophisticated technology was not thought
to be developed by humanity for another 1,000 years. Its wheels and gears
create a portable orrery of the sky that predicted star and planet locations
as well as lunar and solar eclipses. The Antikythera mechanism, shown above,
is 33 centimeters high and similar in size to a large book.
Tomorrow's picture: open space
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