Scientists at the University of Glasgow were able to shed new light on the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,000-year-old computer which is believed to be the most technologically complex objects ever found from the ancient world, and it's all thanks to a YouTuber.
Astronomers at the University of Glasgow have offered new insights into both the craftsmanship and how a 2,000-year-old computer was used during the time of the ancient Greeks, and it’s all thanks to a YouTuber. "It’s given me a new appreciation for the Antikythera mechanism and the work and care that Greek craftspeople put into making it," said Dr Joseph Bayley, from the University of Glasgow’s Institute for Gravitational Research and co-author of the study.
A calendar ring sat atop another section of the device which had several hundred holes and scientists believe those holes indicate the days of the year. Since scientists don’t have the entire computer, it was originally thought that it followed the Egyptian calendar and thus it was theorized that there were 365 holes beneath the calendar ring.
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