Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer-and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets
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Perseus Books Group, 2010. Reprint. Paperback. New. Decodes the mystery of the two-thousand-year-old Antikythera mechanism that was found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea a century ago and discusses how it was used in ancient times to calculate the movements of the sun, moon, and planets of the zodiac.SKU: MM-20388815; EAN: 9780306818615.

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Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer--And the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets Marchant, Jo, The bronze fragments of an ancient Greek device have puzzled scholars for more than a century after they were recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, where they had lain since about 80 BC. Now, using advanced imaging technology, scientists have solved the mystery of its intricate workings. Unmatched in complexity for a thousand years, the mechanism functioned as the world's first analog computer, calculating the movements of the sun, moon, and planets through the zodiac. In "Decoding the Heavens," Jo Marchant details for the first time the hundred-year quest to decode this ancient computer. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters--ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau--and explores the deep roots of modern technology, not only in ancient Greece, but in the Islamic world and medieval Europe. At its heart, this is an epic adventure story, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology development through the ages while giving us fresh insights into history itself.

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History, In Decoding the Heavens , Jo Marchant tells for the first time the full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic adventure and mystery, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology through the ages.

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In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for the first time the full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic adventure and mystery, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology through the ages., Paperback, Ausgabe: Reprint, Label: Da Capo Press, Da Capo Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2010-03-02, Freigegeben: 2010-03-02, Studio: Da Capo Press, Verkaufsrang: 325388.

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Decoding-the-Heavens~~Jo-Marchant, Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets.