Babylonian solar theory on the Antikythera mechanism (Q2328149)

The Antikythera mechanism was discovered in 1900 by divers near the Greek island Antikythera. It is a mechanism made of bronze that was built in the first century BC. It was used for displaying the movements of the Sun, the Moon and the planets. The present investigation studies the spacing of the degree marks on the preserved portion of the zodiac, and produces strong evidence that the theory behind the movement of the Sun is inherited from the Babylonian solar theory of System A. This gives even more weight to the already well established theory that Babylonian astronomy influenced the Greeks well before Ptolemy wrote his Almagest.