“ For the ancient Babylonians, predicting eclipses was very important, as they were thought to be bad omens, ” writes Martin Allen, of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project.
„ Muistsed babüloonlased pidasid varjutuste ennustamist ülioluliseks, sest neid peeti halvaks endeks, ” kirjutab Martin Allen Antikythera mehhanismi uurimisprojektist.