“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.
“Kwa Wababiloni wa kale, kutabiri kupatwa kwa jua kulikuwa muhimu sana, kwa kuwa ilifikiriwa kuwa ishara mbaya,” anaandika Martin Allen, wa Mradi wa Utafiti wa Mfumo wa Antikythera.