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300 Revisited – Hellenic Warriors
Last week at Drexel University, John Trikeriotis of The Hellenic Warriors Living History Group gave a lecture titled 300 Revisited: Fact and Fiction in Hollywood’s Depiction of the Battle of Thermopylae. A member of the…
The World’s First Computer: The Antikythera Mechanism
Last week Drexel University sponsored an exhibition of a replica Antikythera Mechanism, a multimedia presentation and a special lecture by Dr. Xenophon Moussas, Professor in Space Physics and Director of Astrophysics Laboratory at Kapodistrian University…
The Antikythera Mechanism – The Worlds First Computer
What is the Antikythera Mechanism? The Antikythera Mechanism is widely considered to be one of the most important archeological artifacts ever found. The mechanism is a geared device consisting of 30 gears in a highly…
