The Antikythera mechanism has long been treated as a one-off marvel, a relic so far ahead of its time that some doubted ...
Who needs Archimedes? Early craftsmen succeeded without math, science. Oct. 17, 2007 — -- Mark Schiefsky has spent years studying ancient Greek manuscripts, trying to figure out how some of the ...
In the azure waters off the coast of Antikythera, Greece, a chance discovery in the early 20th century transformed our understanding of ancient technology. A sponge diver, exploring the remnants of a ...
One of the most amazing accomplishments of Byzantine monasteries was the miraculous preservation of ancient Greek treasures ...