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fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

An Animated Introduction to the Antikythera Mechanism: The World's First Analog Computer from Ancient Greece

The Antikythera Mechanism is a 2nd-century BCE geared analog device functioning as an ancient computer for modeling astronomical cycles and predicting celestial events.
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fromMail Online
1 year ago

Mystery of the 'Dial of Destiny' is SOLVED after 2,000 years

New research reinterprets the Antikythera Mechanism as a toy rather than an ancient computer.
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