| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project URL: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr Description: This research project is devoted to discovering the functioning of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator. It "is a geared device consisting of 30 gears in a highly complex arrangement." The site provides a FAQ about the device and astronomy, and updates about research activities, such as the 2008 discovery of a back dial "dedicated to the four-year Olympiad Cycle." LII Topics: Astronomy, Calculators, Prehistoric, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Publisher: Antikythera Mechanism Research Project Extra Keywords computer olympic LII Database Information: Record 22993 created by Maria Brandt on 12/04/2006 Last modification on 08/04/2008 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 09/03/2007 Published: 12/06/2006 Republished: 08/07/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22993 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |
