The Mysterious Greek Instrument of Antikythera

Michael Sidiropoulos
4 min readSep 13, 2021
The island of Antikythera

Archaeology has always fascinated people, even before George Lucas’ fictional professor Indiana Jones achieved worldwide popularity. Our desire to know our past probably stems from our search for our inner self. The term archaeology is a Greek word meaning “the study of ancient history”. Archaeology helps us understand how and why human behavior has changed over time. Archaeologists search for patterns in the…

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Michael Sidiropoulos

Independent consultant and author who writes about the philosophy of science and the scientific method. His most recent book is “The Mind of Science”.