The Antikythera mechanism has long been treated as a one-off marvel, a relic so far ahead of its time that some doubted ...

You’re probably not alone if you’ve never heard of the Antikythera mechanism before. It's the world’s first known example of a computer. Believed to be from the second century B.C., the analogue ...

The 2,000-year-old, hand-powered device displayed the motion of the universe, thus predicting the movement of five planets, the different phases of the moon, as well as the lunar and solar eclipses.

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The mysterious Antikythera mechanism—an ancient device believed to have been used for tracking the heavens—has fascinated scientists and the public alike since it was first recovered from a shipwreck ...

In 1900 diver Elias Stadiatis, clad in a copper and brass helmet and a heavy canvas suit, emerged from the sea shaking in fear and mumbling about a “heap of dead naked people.” He was among a group of ...

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient shoebox-sized device that is sometimes called the world's oldest computer for its ability to perform astronomical calculations. Discovered by sponge divers off ...