Scientists have managed to decipher the text, engraved on the ruins a lot of the Antikythera mechanism.
Scientists were able to reveal another secret mysterious a lot of the Antikythera mechanism, found in a sunken Greek ship in 1901.
The device could be used for astrological predictions.
Experts said that a strange device had a handle, and rotatable in both directions – future and past.” In addition, it was installed a few dials. Hands one of them pointed to the position of the Sun, moon, and planets in the sky, and scale, date and zodiac signs. In addition, the ancient “gadget” could work as the calendar and predict eclipses.
According to experts, some part of the mechanism was covered with graffiti, disassemble, which is not possible. Only now scientists using computer tomography was able to read the text, appeared quite complex for the time stellar calendar that predicts the occurrence of the solstice and equinox. The description of these events helped the experts to find out where lived the inventor of such an interesting device. It is assumed that the ancient scientist was on the island of Rhodes, located in the South-East of modern Greece.
