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From the american computer museum in bozeman, MT. I only have the darkest photos ( there was no flash photography allowed ) but I could get better ones from my sister. What therioies are on the use of it, and who made it?
Dan/Anastasios of Sparta/Gaius Statilius Rusticus/ Gaius Germanicus Augustus Flavius Romulus Caesar Tiberius Caelius (Imperator :twisted: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt=":twisted:" title="Twisted Evil" />:twisted: )
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I believe it was used to predict or post date the position of stars and planets on any chosen date......in the past or future...a celestial computer so to speak...hope that made a little sense.
It was found on a Greek ship that sunk in the Bosphorus.
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I really envy you the chance to view such an amazing recreation. For those who'd like to see other reconstructions, visit
Antikythera web site
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And another fascinating article, posted by Duncan Head on the ancmed group:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v4 ... 07130.html
I particularly like the dial with the various Panhellenic games on it.
Ruben
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian