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X-rays reveal secrets of old computer
November 30, 2006
The world’s oldest computer (c. 150-100 B.C.) has yielded some of its secrets to modern scientists employing high-resolution imaging systems and three-dimensional x-ray tomography, including equipment from X-Tek Systems. Researchers have believed that the Antikythera mechanism may have been used to demonstrate the motion of the sun, moon, and planets, and to calculate calendars or the occurrences of astrological events. As reported in today’s Times, British, Greek, and American researchers were able to decipher many inscriptions on the mechanism and to reconstruct its gear functions, revealing “an unexpected degree of technical sophistication for the period.”
Posted by Rick Nelson on November 30, 2006 | Comments (0)
