IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 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-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-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 · 14 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarethisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 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.