Tech Innovation Over The Millenia
The Antikythera Mechanism: Ancient Greece's Astronomical Computer
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In 1901, divers discovered corroded bronze gears in an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera. It would take a century of research to reveal that this device was far more sophisticated than anything else from its era—a mechanical computer that wouldn't be matched in complexity for over a millennium. We explore how this astronomical calculator worked, who might have built it, and what it tells us about lost ancient technology.
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