Computer artifacts found in a Greek shipwreck in 1901. (Photo: Indy 100)
JAKARTA – The findings of Ancient Greek artifacts surprised the public. Because the appearance of objects that are 2,000 years old is suspected to be the forerunner of the world’s first computer.
Reporting from the Indy 100 page, Friday (1/9/2023), artifacts computer It was first discovered in a Greek shipwreck in 1901.
The device served as a hand-held timekeeping instrument that used a system to track the celestial time of the sun, moon, and planets.
This tool also functions as a calendar, tracking the phases of the moon and the time of eclipses. Although it sounds relatively simple, this mechanism was actually ahead of its time, more technically advanced than any other tool invented during the next 1,000 years.
This mechanism is called the Antikythera – an astronomical calendar – which consists of 82 separate fragments. Today, only about a third of the original structure remains of the artifact, including 30 corroded bronze gears.
Research into the device was carried out by experts at University College London (UCL) which involved 3D computer modeling and helping them solve the mystery of how the device works.
“We believe that our reconstruction matches all the evidence scientists have obtained from remains that have survived to this day,” said Adam Wojcik, scientist at UCL.
Scientists theorize that the device tracks the movements of the sun, moon and planets on concentric rings. Because the Ancient Greeks believed that the sun and planets revolved around the Earth, not the sun.
Researchers explain in Scientific Reports that this artifact was born from the genius of people in Ancient times. They successfully combined cycles from Babylonian astronomy, mathematics from Plato’s Academy, and astronomical theory ancient Greek .
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2023-09-01 13:00:59
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