[GeoStL] Re: Astropix
- From: "Laura D" <festive@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 06:52:14 -0600
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Here's a link to it:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061205.html
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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.
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> 2006 December 5
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> 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.
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> Tomorrow's picture: open space
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> <H1>Astronomy Picture of the Day </H1>
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> <CENTER><B>The Antikythera Mechanism </B><BR><B>Credit & Copyright: =
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> <P><B>Explanation: </B>What is it? It was found at the bottom of the sea =
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> although many of its functions remained unknown. Recent <A=20
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