http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
Achaemenides developed the first celestreal computer The *Antikythera mechanism* (pron.: /<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English> ˌ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>æ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> n <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>t<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> ɨ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>k<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> ɨ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ˈ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> θ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ɪər<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> ə <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>/<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English> *ANT-i-ki-THEER-ə*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key>or / <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English>ˌ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> æ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>n<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> t <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ɨ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> ˈ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>k<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> ɪ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>θ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> ər <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ə<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> / <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English> *ANT-i-KITH-ə-rə*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key>) is an ancient analog computer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer> [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism#cite_note-1>[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism#cite_note-Washington_Post-2>designed to calculate astronomical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy> positions. It was recovered in 1900–1901 from the Antikythera wreck<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_wreck> ,[3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism#cite_note-3> but its significance and complexity were not understood until a century later. Jacques Cousteau <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cousteau> visited the wreck in 1978[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism#cite_note-4>but, although he found new dating evidence, he did not find any additional remains of the Antikythera mechanism. The construction has been dated to the early 1st century BCE. On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:12 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > I am sure we can construct a long list of similar items. How about a > battery? Was possible as soon as metal was discovered. It would not > surprise me to find out that people from long ago were using processes that > included battery activity in some form. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Walker <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Apr 21, 2013 9:28 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:NASA screws up bad. > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 6:15 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]>wrote: > > Many of the great discoveries were there in plain view for years until >> someone got lucky. My favorite example is the laser which could have been >> discovered over 100 years ago (gas type instead of ruby rod) had physics >> known more about the behavior of atoms. >> > > Whitehead suggests that the Greeks were close to figuring out the steam > engine. > > Eric > >
