![(via Che) The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first “mechanical computer”[1][2]) designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, in 1900. Subsequent investigation, particularly in 2006, dated it to about 150–100 BC (via Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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(via Che) The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first “mechanical computer”[1][2]) designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, in 1900. Subsequent investigation, particularly in 2006, dated it to about 150–100 BC (via Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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