That mechanism is beyond fascinating. I have a friend who is obsessed with it and her husband gave her a replica for her birthday last year. I didn't know about it before then.
Meanwhile, that photo you found in Ajijic! That would be a brilliant prompt for Imaginative Storm. Would you allow us to use it?
Also, not sure if you saw, we're now doing a second session on Thursdays, 3pm PT.... if that time is more convenient for you than Saturday mornings.
Interesting stuff today, Joyce! I think my piece on the Antikythera mechanism is now my most commented, although it's up for grabs right now. In other words, people are interested in thinking and talking about this bad boy.
To answer this one in a different way:
"Is there anyone on the planet who could build the equivalent of this device?"
I would say no, and there never has been. This was very much a community effort, with the designers and the builders being two different sets of people.
The images of the ancient mechanism are intriguing. I watched a lecture tracing the devices origin & purpose(s). We had to laugh at the clear markings of major lunar positioning, as well as, the times and places of athletic competitions. It's a sports schedule!! Some things never changd.
Fascinating!
This is so interesting! Many many rabbit holes one can travel down!! 💕
That mechanism is beyond fascinating. I have a friend who is obsessed with it and her husband gave her a replica for her birthday last year. I didn't know about it before then.
Meanwhile, that photo you found in Ajijic! That would be a brilliant prompt for Imaginative Storm. Would you allow us to use it?
Also, not sure if you saw, we're now doing a second session on Thursdays, 3pm PT.... if that time is more convenient for you than Saturday mornings.
Curiosity is always with me as I love history
Those Greek gears illustrate pretty well the problems and costs of erasing history.
What a fascinating story. I didn't know anything about this, but have looking up stuff all afternoon. Thank you Joyce and Andrew for intriguing posts.
Interesting stuff today, Joyce! I think my piece on the Antikythera mechanism is now my most commented, although it's up for grabs right now. In other words, people are interested in thinking and talking about this bad boy.
To answer this one in a different way:
"Is there anyone on the planet who could build the equivalent of this device?"
I would say no, and there never has been. This was very much a community effort, with the designers and the builders being two different sets of people.
The images of the ancient mechanism are intriguing. I watched a lecture tracing the devices origin & purpose(s). We had to laugh at the clear markings of major lunar positioning, as well as, the times and places of athletic competitions. It's a sports schedule!! Some things never changd.