安提凯希拉机械
(原标题: The Antikythera Mechanism)
2023-07-23
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它做什么？没人知道两千年前就有制造这种装置的技术了。安提基西拉机械装置（如图）现在被广泛认为是第一台计算机。它是在一艘腐烂的希腊船只上发现的，它的复杂性促使人们进行了数十年的研究，即使在今天，它的一些功能可能仍然未知。然而，该设备的x射线图像已经证实，其众多时钟般的轮子和齿轮的主要功能是创建一个便携式的，手摇的，以地球为中心的天空，预测未来恒星和行星的位置以及月食和日食。安提基西拉机械装置最大齿轮的锈蚀核心是特色，跨度约13厘米，而整个机械装置高33厘米，使其大小类似于一本大书。最近，对缺失部件的现代计算机建模使这台令人惊讶的古老机器的更完整的复制品得以创造出来。
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It does what? No one knew that 2,000 years ago, the technology existed to build such a device. The Antikythera mechanism, pictured, is now widely regarded as the first computer. Found at the bottom of the sea aboard a decaying Greek ship, its complexity prompted decades of study, and even today some of its functions likely remain unknown. X-ray images of the device, however, have confirmed that a main function of its numerous clock-like wheels and gears is to create a portable, hand-cranked, Earth-centered, orrery of the sky, predicting future star and planet locations as well as lunar and solar eclipses. The corroded core of the Antikythera mechanism's largest gear is featured, spanning about 13 centimeters, while the entire mechanism was 33 centimeters high, making it similar in size to a large book. Recently, modern computer modeling of missing components is allowing for the creation of a more complete replica of this surprising ancient machine.