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- Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia
The Antikythera mechanism, as it is now known, was probably the world's first 'analog computer'—a sophisticated device for calculating the motions of stars and planets
- Antikythera Island: A Peaceful Paradise of Greece at the Edge of the . . .
The isolated Greek island of Antikythera, lying at the edge of the Aegean Sea between Crete and the Peloponnese, reminds one of paradise
- Antikythera mechanism | Description, Purpose, Facts | Britannica
Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena The Antikythera mechanism had the first known set of scientific dials or scales and was the most complex mechanism until medieval clocks 1,000 years later
- How a 2,000-Year-Old Device Tracked Eclipses and Planets
The Antikythera mechanism was essentially a complicated celestial calendar—and is a remarkable testament to the sophistication of ancient Greek astronomy
- Antikythera Mechanism – The Ancient Computer - AWAKEN University
The Antikythera Mechanism is one of the most extraordinary technological discoveries of the ancient world—often referred to as the first analog computer Recovered from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901, the device dates to around 150–100 BCE and represents an astonishing level of mechanical and astronomical
- The Antikythera Mechanism: Ancient Greece’s Mysterious 2,000-Year-Old . . .
The Antikythera mechanism shattered the assumption that ancient peoples lacked the ability to design sophisticated mechanical devices It revealed that Greek engineers, working over two thousand years ago, had reached a level of technological genius far beyond what history had given them credit for
- Antikythera Mechanism - World History Encyclopedia
The Antikythera mechanism (also known as the Antikythera Device), dated to the late 2nd century early 1st century BCE (roughly 205-60 BCE) is understood as the world's first analog computer, created to accurately calculate the position of the sun, moon, and planets
- How the Antikythera Mechanism Worked - HowStuffWorks
The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient Greek analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses It dates back to the 1st or 2nd century B C E and was discovered in 1901 from a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera
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