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Ancient advantage

Yes, a good programme by the Beeb about the Antikythera mechanism - still available on iPlayer if you are interested! I hope the BBC make this available, even at a price, as it would be a great resource for schools, drawing as it does on archeology, mathematics, mechanics and astronomy. Picking up Paul Searle's point - wasn't this the point of the patent process? (Make the information available, but protecting the inventor.) OK, so there are faults with the system as it stands, but surely it's not beyond the wit of mankind to improve the way the system works, and make it fit for purpose.

11 May 2012

2:13 pm