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| Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 20, 2013 | ||
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| The January 20, 2013, Astronomy Picture of the Day is one that might fall into the “quirky” category. The object was found at the bottom of the sea aboard a Greek ship that sank in 80 BCE. It is an Antikythera mechanism, a mechanical computer of an accuracy thought impossible for that era. Its wheels and gears create a portable orrery of the sky that predicts star and planet locations as well as lunar and solar eclipses. |
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Monday, December 19 2005 @ 11:15 am EST Comments 0 |
Uploaded By: dgrosvold 
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