The largest surviving fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. This ancient Greek analogue compute
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The largest surviving fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. This ancient Greek analogue computer, dated to approximately 100 BCE, was used to predict astronomical positions, eclipses, and calendar cycles. Its sophisticated system of at least 30 intermeshing bronze gears was not matched by any known technology for over a thousand years.
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