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Antikythera Mechanism

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Antikythera Mechanism

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The Antikythera Mechanism is believed to be an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as a "mechanical computer") designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to about 150-100 BC. It is especially notable for being a technological artifact with no known predecessor or successor; other machines using technology of such complexity would not appear until the 18th century.

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Tribble posted over 5 years ago

This is entirely new knowledge for me-thank you!

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Precipitation posted over 5 years ago
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