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The Antikythera Mechanism
Post by cthia   » Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:49 am

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Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: The Antikythera Mechanism
Post by Joat42   » Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:02 am

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Check this video out: http://www.clickspringprojects.com/the- ... anism.html

It's a guy building a replica of it.

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Re: The Antikythera Mechanism
Post by cthia   » Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:51 am

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Thanks for video.

The Ancient Greek. Whoever is the inventor, is a genius.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: The Antikythera Mechanism
Post by Dilandu   » Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:19 am

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A perfect example of human inventiveness.
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Oh well, if shortening the front is what the Germans crave,
Let's shorten it to very end - the length of Fuhrer's grave.

(Red Army lyrics from 1945)
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Re: The Antikythera Mechanism
Post by cthia   » Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:00 pm

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In conjunction with the Greeks understanding of the heavens.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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