Human Knowledge that was Lost for Centuries (and was rediscovered)

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Sometimes Archeological discoveries are just mind blowing. In this episode
we look at books that tell the story of the first analoge computer (!!!) that was laying on the floor of the ocean for 20 centuries. Also we look at the largest Dom of the 15th Century that was built by a man without real architectural background. Two amazing and true stories 🌟📚📖🌟😁

0:00 A analogue computer and an enormous Dom
0:54 Book 1: Brunelleschi's Dom by Ross King
7:21 The digital age does not secure our human knowledge - Linkrot
8:31 Book 2: Decoding the Heavens by Jo Marchant - The Antikythera Mechanism
10:54 Scientific American January 2022 edition
13:40 Who built this device? Quote by Cicero

Link to the UK Webarchive Study: https://blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/2015/0...

Link to Bold Books and Bones episodes about the destruction of books:

1 - The Burning of Books?    • BBX - The Burning of Books?  
2 - Why Do Humans Burn Books?    • BBX - Why do Humans Burn Books?  

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Lieven
Bold Books and Bones

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