Part of the antixera mechanism
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The Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious ancient Greek device often referred to as the world’s first computer, may not be working at all, according to simulations of how it works. However, researchers say this is not certain because the machine is severely damaged.
Ever since the mechanism was discovered in 1901 on a thought shipwreck around 60 BC, researchers have struggled to solve exactly why it was constructed. X-ray scan and digital reconstruction show that it was originally a 30cm box containing a coordinated system…
Source: www.newscientist.com