Down the rabbit hole

So.. research goes many ways. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_wreck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Winds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_J._de_Solla_Price

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sothic_cycle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrery

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_and_races_of_the_Dark_Crystal#Aughra

Yes, I know Wikipedia is only a start.