Antikythera mechanism apparently had a “user guide”
Posted On: Sep 17th, 2016 at 13:45
Greece
Back to the Antikythera mechanism…
I was lucky enough to see the Antikythera mechanism last October during my archaeology tour of Greece, and I have to say it’s much smaller than one might imagine. The pieces look immensely complex and designing and engineering the entire piece can only have been the work of a genius.
Imaging techniques have apparently produced evidence of a “user guide” written inside the box. This article, however, only suggests there was an inventory of the pieces within, and what they mean. So not exactly a “user guide” but still fascinating nonetheless.
I am not sure of any other artefact from that time period that has such a written statement as this.
