Decoding the heavens: a 2,000-year-old computer--and the century-long search to discover its secrets
(Book)
Tells the full story of the century-long quest to understand the ancient computer found in a Greek shipwreck dating from around 70 BC. in 1900. It is a remarkably sophisticated mechanism consisting of dials, pointers, and at least thirty interlocking gear wheels.
Notes
Marchant, J. (2009). Decoding the heavens: a 2,000-year-old computer--and the century-long search to discover its secrets. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Marchant, Jo, 1973-. 2009. Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-year-old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Marchant, Jo, 1973-, Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-year-old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Marchant, Jo. Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-year-old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2009. Print.
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