IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1128
arrow-up1128external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarethisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·6 days agoAncient Greeks had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, and math. The Antikythera Mechanism is a gadget for demonstrating their knowledge, much like our planetariums and more advanced children’s educational toys.
Ancient Greeks had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, and math. The Antikythera Mechanism is a gadget for demonstrating their knowledge, much like our planetariums and more advanced children’s educational toys.