Tag: ancient astronomomical instruments

MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have long tried the unravel the mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old amazing encrusted bronze object of undetermined use found on the small island

Question: What is a Torquetum? Answer: A torquetum was a complex and sophisticated Medieval astronomical instrument used to measure the three sets of astronomical coordinates: horizon, equatorial, and

MessageToEagle.com – A Tacoma researcher says the Antikythera Mechanism, an engineering marvel salvaged from a Roman shipwreck, dates to 205 B.C. The shoebox-sized chunk of bronze didn’t attract