A Corroded Mechanism Is Recognized as an Ancient Astronomical Computer
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Archaeology
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: 1959
Article abstract: The studies of de Solla Price on an ancient Greek mechanism showed that the technology of the ancient world was much more advanced than previously recognized.
Summary of Event
In the early spring of 1900, a party of Greek sponge fishermen were returning home from their fishing grounds off North Africa when they were driven off course by storms and took refuge off the island of Antikythera, between the southern tip of mainland Greece and the island of Crete. After the storm abated, they decided to try diving for sponges in this...
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