That article on the "Ancient Greek Machine" is interesting. Take a look at the image of the 80 pieces of the original machine they found. Basically they look like scrap metal. You have to wonder how we figured out what it was used for and how we put it all together. Thanks for sending this one.
Bill Drelling
Mark Wagner <mark.wagner@No-Spam> wrote:
Two interesting articles today.
Long Lost Star Catalog Found in Plain Sight
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/hipparchus_catalogue_050124.html
Scientists Unravel Mystery of Ancient Greek Machine
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20061129/sc_livescience/scientistsunravelmysteryofancientgreekmachine
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