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Dive into the mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator that has astonished modern scientists. Discovered in a shipwreck in 1901, this sophisticated bronze device could track planetary movements and predict eclipses with remarkable accuracy. A masterpiece of ancient engineering, it reveals the Greeks' advanced understanding of astronomy and mechanics nearly 2,000 years before the first modern computers.
Dive into the mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator that has astonished modern scientists. Discovered in a shipwreck in 1901, this sophisticated bronze device could track planetary movements and predict eclipses with remarkable accuracy. A masterpiece of ancient engineering, it reveals the Greeks' advanced understanding of astronomy and mechanics nearly 2,000 years before the first modern computers.