TV Show: Naked Science
Aired on: 8:00 PM on January 20th, 2011 – Thursday
Channel: NGC Channel
Episode Details: Season 9 Episode 19
Episode Name: Star Clock BC
Preview:
In 1900, a group of Greek sponge divers happened upon a two thousand year old ship wreck at the bottom of the Aegean Sea that would re-write history. Hidden among a rich cache of bronze and marble statues, glassware and amphorae was a mechanism the size of a shoe box. Inside the mechanism were mathematical gears and pointers. The Ancient Greeks were known to be philosophers, poets, and mathematicians but there was nothing in the archeological record to suggest that they were also technicians capable of creating something so complex. For 100 years researchers have been trying to understand what the mechanism does. Lone Wolf Documentary Group follows two professional model makers – Chris Weisbart and Maris Ensing – as they try to understand the ancient mechanism by building one themselves. Interviews with experts around the world help shed light on the mystery of this phenomenal artifact.
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