Look at the mysterious antique above. It’s the orrery made by ancient Greek. This device is made of bronze and encased in wood. It was found by divers off the Mediterranean island Antikythera in 1900. Thus, it is also called Antikythera Mechanism.
It enabled astronomers in the second century BC to predict the movements of the Moon and Sun, along with lunar and solar eclipses. It could recreate irregularities in the Moon’s motion due to its elliptical orbit. It also helped Greek astronomers to predict the location of the known planet. I guess this was the tool that made ancient Greek astronomers GODlike.
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