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The Antikythera Mechanism: The Lost Technology of the Ancient World
A few corroded gears recovered from the seabed were enough to make us reconsider the history of technology.
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About the Film
The Antikythera Mechanism: The Lost Technology of the Ancient World explores the question behind one of the most astonishing examples of ancient technology:
Just how advanced was human knowledge two thousand years ago?
Able to calculate astronomical cycles mechanically, this extraordinary device forms a fascinating bridge between ancient engineering, astronomy and lost technology.
Perhaps the greatest mystery is not how the mechanism worked, but why knowledge this advanced did not reappear for centuries.
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