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Antikythera Device Decoded
by Simon at 09:18 31/07/08 (Blogs::Simon)
Using X-ray tomography and other extreme cleverness, scientists have decoded the Antikythera Device at last.
See http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/science/31computer.html for the news story.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, it's a luni-solar calendar. More surprising is that the month names are Corinthian.

Me, I'll stick with the Megalithic Yard, Imperial Foot and Egyptian Royal Cubit.
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simon

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