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250 miles south of Baja, Mexico, Divers spotted a whale shark with a large rope wrapped around it's girth
predicts 9 weather disasters that could strike the United States in the next 30 years
politicians say it is time to take steps to deal with increasingly extreme weather conditions
technology seems to be helpful in the short term - but not proven as to the long term
two dozen recently rescued ducks get their first taste of life in a pond.
The Antikythera Mechanism:
is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100
BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But
not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astronomical
clock that determines the positions of celestial bodies with
extraordinary precision.
In 2010, we built a fully-functional replica
out of Lego.
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a new division of Macmillan Publishers that provides technology
solutions for researchers. Available under a CC-BY-3.0-Unported license.
Antikythera Mechanism Research Project www.antikythera-mechanism.gr
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250 miles south of Baja, Mexico, Divers spotted a whale shark with a large rope wrapped around it's girth
predicts 9 weather disasters that could strike the United States in the next 30 years
politicians say it is time to take steps to deal with increasingly extreme weather conditions
technology seems to be helpful in the short term - but not proven as to the long term
two dozen recently rescued ducks get their first taste of life in a pond.