The Antikythera mechanism is still revealing its secrets
Derek de Solla Price is an interesting character. 50+ years ago while stacking and organizing scientific journals by year, he noticed the stacks grew in height in a logarithmic curve. From there, so much.<p>"He was The Avalon Professor of the History of Science at Yale University from 1960 until his death in 1983. He was the first to record a complete lecture series on History of Science which could serve as a foundation for studies around the world... His entire 1976 lecture series 'Neolithic to Now' is now available on-line and for free at <a href="http://derekdesollaprice.org/"" rel="nofollow">http://derekdesollaprice.org/"</a><p>[Ignore the site design--the material is amazing.]