Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations

by Radhakrishnan. P | 2017 | 51,158 words

This study analyzes the Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations and it’s contribution to modern astrology. This thesis also aims at integrated scientific explanations on New and Full Moon and their influence of Geo-physical phenomena and also analyzes how significant a role the moon plays in keeping the life on earth. Astrology is the or...

9. Oldest Analogue Computer

Antykythera Mechanism became the matter of viral, counting the mechanical system as the world’s first analogue computer discovered in a shipwreck of the Greek Island of Antikythera during 1901. The recent findings noticed that Ancient Greeks used this as astrological device to forecast the future. The 2100 years old Antikythera Mechanism was used to map the exact movements of celestial bodies and occurrence of eclipse of Sun and Moon and forecasting the future. The clock shaped device has been considered as astrological podium of the ancient Greek civilization that can contribute much for the younger researchers. The ancient Antikythera Mechanism not only challenges our suppositions about technology transfer from the ages but also gives us additional insights into history itself. The current researchers recognized that the ratios of the gear-wheels involved to produce a motion that closely imitates the varying motion of the Moon around Earth, as defined by Hipparchus. This device exists as one of the most spectacular artefacts of our classical antiquity. The scientist is assigned to decode the letters covered in Antikythera with the help of modern scanners wherein they are able to decode the mathematical symbols partially; that substantiate that Astrology rest on Astronomy vice versa[1].

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[1]:

M.Allen, W.Ambrisco, The inscription of the Antikythera Mechanism, International Journal for History of Scientific Ideas, Almagest, Vol-VII, Issue-1, May-2016 [Market Business News Report published on 13th June-2016].

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