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Volume 31, Issue 136-140, May 2015

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The Antikythera mechanism was discovered in 45 meters of water in the Antikythera shipwreck off Point Glyphadia on the Greek island of Antikythera. The wreck was found in April 1900 by a group of Greek sponge divers, who retrieved numerous artifacts, including bronze and marble statues, pottery, unique glassware, jewellery, coins, and the mechanism. All were transferred to the National Museum of Archaeology in Athens for storage and analysis. On 17th May 1902, archaeologist Valerios Stais was examining the finds and noticed that one of the pieces of rock had a gear wheel embedded in it. Stais initially believed it was an astronomical clock, but most scholars considered the device to be prochronistic, too complex to have been constructed during the same period as the other pieces that had been discovered. The Antikythera mechanism is one of the world's oldest known geared devices. It has puzzled and intrigued historians of science and technology since its discovery.


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DISCOVERY OF THE MONTH

Antikythera mechanism (analog computer) identified by Archaeologist Valerios Stais - May 17, 1902

Vasanth

The Antikythera mechanism was discovered in 45 meters of water in the Antikythera shipwreck off Point Glyphadia on the Greek island of Antikythera. The wreck was found in April 1900 by a group of Greek sponge divers, who retrieved numerous artifacts, including bronze and marble statues, pottery, unique glassware, jewellery, coins, and the mechanism.

Discovery, 2015, 31(136), 1

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ANALYSIS

The transformation of Hindu educational values in a Cenk Blonk puppet show in Bali: The play of Kumbhakarna Lina and Gatotkaca Anggugah

Ni Putu Winanti

The strategy of Cenk Blonk Puppet Show (Wayang Kulit Cenk Blonk or WKCB) in transforming the Hindu educational values in Bali are: 1) to send the message in a humorous tone, to revitalize the two figures of Bondres.

Discovery, 2015, 31(136), 2-7

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COMMUNICATION

Effect of dynamic impact loading on finite element head model

Vivek P, Santhanakrishnan R, Ramajeythilagam K

Main objective of this project work is to simulate the effect of dynamic impact loading on a Finite Element Head model. The human brain is the most critical part of our body and any injury to it will prove fatal to us.

Discovery, 2015, 31(139), 41-47

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