The Minoan eclipse calculator | The predecessor of Antikythera mechanism | More than a calculator!
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Published on May 3, 2021
Notes: https://www.livius.org/sources/content/tacitus/tacitus-on-the-jews/
The Jews are said to have been refugees from the island of Crete who settled in the remotest corner of Libya in the days when, according to the story, Saturn was driven from his throne by the aggression of Jupiter
Whatever their origin, these observances are sanctioned by their antiquity. The other practices of the Jews are sinister and revolting, and have entrenched themselves by their very wickedness. Wretches of the most abandoned kind who had no use for the religion of their fathers took to contributing dues and free-will offerings to swell the Jewish exchequer; and other reasons for their increasing wealth way be found in their stubborn loyalty and ready benevolence towards brother Jews. But the rest of the world they confront with the hatred reserved for enemies. They will not feed or intermarry with gentiles. Though a most lascivious people, the Jews avoid sexual intercourse with women of alien race. Among themselves nothing is barred. They have introduced the practice of circumcision to show that they are different from others. Proselytes to Jewry adopt the same practices, and the very first lesson they learn is to despise the gods, shed all feelings of patriotism, and consider parents, children and brothers as readily expendable. However, the Jews see to it that their numbers increase.
What happens during eclipses when Jupiter overtakes Saturn?
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History and Apparatus concentrates on significant technical and mechanical archeological findings, that help us understand the scientific achievements of the ancients, and their contribution to mankind’s evolution.
In this episode the Minoan eclipse Calculator, a vastly old non-automatic computer , a predecessor to the Antikythera mechanism, how it worked, its use , its contribution to seafaring and planning - and the mind boggling high level of knowledge of astronomy and the works of the solar system itself !
🎵Music: Ambient Space Music - Deeper Into Space - 30 Minutes Of Relaxing Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0W4_EKtZs0&t=133s
📹Nodes video : Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnZ3dogED7w
📹3D Video of Knossos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csw3tlLhOVI&t=4s
📹Knossos Palace 3d : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAm3dsk67RE&t=140s
📹Η αÏχαιοαστÏονομική σημασία του Î”ÎµÎ»Ï†Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Î£Ï…Î¼Î²ÏŒÎ»Î¿Ï… ÐЄ – Î”Ï ÎœÎ·Î½Î¬Ï‚ ΤσικÏιτσής : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY9HbQFAw2w
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