Antikythera Mechanism
Posted: 29 Jan 2011 16:39
Slashdot has an interesting article about a lego replica of that first "computer".
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/01 ... m#comments
And the even cooler youtube movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQBQuFavAE8
It's simple mechanics, but enough to do multiplications and divisions.
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/01 ... m#comments
And the even cooler youtube movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQBQuFavAE8
It's simple mechanics, but enough to do multiplications and divisions.