The Antikythera mechanism has been discovered to be a mechanical computer of an accuracy thought impossible in 80 BC, when the ship that carried it sunk. Such sophisticated technology was not thought to be developed by humanity for another 1,000 years. Its wheels and gears create a portable orrery of the sky that predicted star and planet locations as well as lunar and solar eclipses. The Antikythera mechanism, shown above, is 33 centimeters high and similar in size to a large book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_Mechanismhttp://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Hi, Bupanishad, and welcome to the Forum.
Thesosphy is full of stories of ancient civilizations that had incredible advances in science and technology. Perhaps this is a machine from one of those ancient civilizations.
| QUOTE (Nick @ Dec 5 2006, 07:17 PM) |
Hi, Bupanishad, and welcome to the Forum.
Thesosphy is full of stories of ancient civilizations that had incredible advances in science and technology. Perhaps this is a machine from one of those ancient civilizations. |
My first thought upon finding this on the APOD page was, "Blavatsky was right!" That's why it is so interesting to me. On the Buddhist Sangha Forum, I got a good response from someone who showed other ancient wonders. Might want to look it over.
Hi Andrew. You are tagged as an advanced member, what does that mean? Are you particularly good at typing, or scholorly or something? I love a mystery.
To your post I wanted to say there may have been an example of this in a recent movie. Angelina Joli As "Laura Croft" has two "Tumb Raider" movies. The second one deals with time, and a large part of the end of the movie involves a giant contraption that sounds very much like your computer, described herein. An a very large scale of course. You might find it particularly fun to watch the movie.
Christian
Actually, "Laura Croft, Tomb Raider" is one of my favorite movies, along with "Fifth Element," and "Serenity," and "A Knight's Tale." I'm also a "Btvs" (Buffy, the vampire-slayer) TV addict when I can still get it. Generally I don't watch TV at all, but Btvs is a longtime favorite.
As to the Member status, I haven't a clue. I have an MA in English, so write well (I hope). But, most of all, I just love HPB and her "Secret Doctrine"!