#Mundocurioso They discovered a "smartphone" over 1000 years old with inscriptions in Arabic and Hebrew: how does it work?

The ancient invention facilitated the exchange between different cultures and helped determine the distance between the sun and the earth.

In antiquity, scientists used tools to explore their environment and gain certainties that laid the foundations of modern science. Recently, what researchers referred to as a "smartphone" over 1000 years old was discovered.

This ancient artifact was discovered by Cambridge historian Federica Gigante at the Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi-Erizzo in Verona, Italy. This finding represents a valuable record of scientific exchange between Arabs and Jews over a millennium.