The Antikythera mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism is one of the oldest known computing mechanisms, perhaps the first analog computer in history, which has a highly complex design.
After decades of research, historians determined that the mechanism was meant to show the position of the Sun and Moon and the movement of the planets across the sky, as well as predict solar and lunar eclipses and even key events on Earth, such as the ancient Olympic Games.
Controvery still exists, however, over the issue of whether ancient civilisations were able to produce such complex devices in the period before the Antikythera mechanism appeared. Some experts assert that its design — a collection of bronze gears — influenced that of similar devices for the following millenium.
The Antikythera mechanism
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