Very cool! I have read about the Antikythera, before it became popular because of the last Indiana Jones movie. I understand that is was the first discovered astronomy clock. If it used a sexagecimal system, it could possibly be Babylonian/Sumerian.
Babylonian astronomy seems to have focused on a select group of stars and constellations known as Ziqpu stars, having three stars each and used the a numbering system based on 60. This system simplified the calculation and recording. The modern practice of dividing the circle into 360 degrees of 60 minutes each originated with the Sumerians.
When Alexander the Great went to Babylon, Callisthenes, the historian and philosopher, accompanied him. They found this Babylonian culture had astronomical observations for over 1900 years backwards to an account from 115 years after the flood. After they left, they took with them the Knowledge of Astrology/Astronomy to Alexandria, Egypt, during the Hellenistic period. I wonder if the Antikythera, was the device they took whith them, and later taken when the City of Alexadria was destroyed?
Good day, Very interesting communication and reminds me of information gleaned from the internet web page "beforeus.com" many years ago, provided by Jonathon Gray of New Zealand. Jon a world wide archeologest(sp) and adventurer has given us many more of these type discoveries of very ancient times and the cover up many government agencies have done, keeping the people from knowing and benefiting from old and new discoveries.. Lee Hoyer leemar13@protonmail.com
Very cool! I have read about the Antikythera, before it became popular because of the last Indiana Jones movie. I understand that is was the first discovered astronomy clock. If it used a sexagecimal system, it could possibly be Babylonian/Sumerian.
Babylonian astronomy seems to have focused on a select group of stars and constellations known as Ziqpu stars, having three stars each and used the a numbering system based on 60. This system simplified the calculation and recording. The modern practice of dividing the circle into 360 degrees of 60 minutes each originated with the Sumerians.
When Alexander the Great went to Babylon, Callisthenes, the historian and philosopher, accompanied him. They found this Babylonian culture had astronomical observations for over 1900 years backwards to an account from 115 years after the flood. After they left, they took with them the Knowledge of Astrology/Astronomy to Alexandria, Egypt, during the Hellenistic period. I wonder if the Antikythera, was the device they took whith them, and later taken when the City of Alexadria was destroyed?
This is wonderful! Thanks for writing this up!
So cool! Thank you for sharing these ancient inventions!
Good day, Very interesting communication and reminds me of information gleaned from the internet web page "beforeus.com" many years ago, provided by Jonathon Gray of New Zealand. Jon a world wide archeologest(sp) and adventurer has given us many more of these type discoveries of very ancient times and the cover up many government agencies have done, keeping the people from knowing and benefiting from old and new discoveries.. Lee Hoyer leemar13@protonmail.com