Antikythera
Americannoun
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This sequence is ostensibly there to introduce the film’s MacGuffin, Archimedes Antikythera, a real celestial calculation machine with extraordinary predictive capabilities that in the film is bestowed with some otherworldly powers.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The coast guard said Tuesday they had received a distress call on Monday from the boat while it was sailing between Crete and the small island of Antikythera.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
In the University College London Antikythera Research Team, our two Ph.D. students are exploring the issues he raises.
From Scientific American ● May 5, 2022
On Thursday and Friday, divers recovered 11 bodies after a boat struck rocks near Antikythera, leaving about 90 migrants stranded there for the night.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
What they did recover was a bronze disc, which is still being studied to determine its function and whether it was part of the original Antikythera Mechanism.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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