minus-squarethisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL 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.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months 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. linkfedilink
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.