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It could be Hipparchus but he died 60 years before the Antikytheraship sinks, meaning the...

[Corey] It could be Hipparchus but he died 60 years before the Antikythera
ship sinks, meaning the mechanism
would be very old already when it's lost

Full Transcript

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[Corey] It could be Hipparchus
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but he died 60 years
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before the Antikythera ship sinks,
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meaning the mechanism would be very old already
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when it's lost.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:11
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
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