‘The Antikythera Mechanism’ at ECHO PHYSICS
The ‘The Antikythera mechanism – an astronomical and calendrical computer’ exhibition will be showing for two months this year at the European Centre for History of Physics (ECHO PHYSICS), Poellau Castle, Austria.
The exhibit focusses on the mechanical parts discovered by Greek divers, off of the coast of Antikythera, in the wreck of an ancient Roman Ship, in 1900. The so-called ‘Antikythera mechanism’, which has been dated to 100 BC, is believed to be the oldest known scientific calculator, used to calculate astronomical positions.
This will be the first time the Antikythera mechanism has been displayed outside of Greece – where the three largest fragments are normally on display in the bronze collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
The exhibition – which is displayed in English and German – will be open from 10.00 to 17.00 every Tuesday to Sunday from 1 October to 27 November this year. The exhibition is being supported by the Hephaestus Project.
For more information, please visit the History, Philosophy and Didactics of Science Programme website.
