Antikythera Mechanism
Oldest Computer in the World is an Astronomical Guide to the Universe
| Ana Verayo | | Jun 12, 2016 08:41 AM EDT |
Scientists have finally deciphered the ancient Antikythera machine found in a Greek island, revealing it as an astronomical device that can predict the movement of the cosmos.
Text of Fabulous Antikythera Mechanism Finally Deciphered after 2,000 Years
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 11, 2016 09:11 AM EDT |
"It's like a textbook of astronomy as it was understood then ..."
Mysterious 2000 Year-old Greek Computer is Older than First Thought
| Ana Verayo | | Nov 29, 2014 02:16 AM EST |
The Antikythera Mechanism is an analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses.
Archaeologists Uncover Stunning Treasures from ‘Titanic of Ancient World’
| Kizha T. Trovillas | | Oct 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT |
A team of archaeologists has retrieved more antiquities from a Greek ship that sank some 2,000 years ago off the coast of Antikythera in the Aegean Sea.
New Exosuit to Recover More Pieces of Ancient Greek Computer from Shipwreck
| Dino Lirios | | Sep 16, 2014 07:53 AM EDT |
The suit is made mostly of aluminum and weighs about 530 pounds.
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