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July 30, 2008 | 17 comments
Ancient Greek Eclipse Calculator Marked Olympics
Antikythera mechanism linked to Archimedes' home of Syracuse
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CLICK TO ENLARGE + ©2008 Tony Freeth / Antikythera Mechanism Research Project (http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/)
BACK DIALS A computer-generated reconstruction shows the back dials of the Antikythera mechanism. The upper dial is a 19-year, 235-month Metonic calendar for fitting lunar months into solar years; the right inner dial follows the four-year cycle of Panhellenic games, including the Olympic games and the Nemean games. The lower dial is an 18-year calendar for predicting solar and lunar eclipses.
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