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Antikythera mechanism understood

In 1901, a 2000 year old device was found in a shipwreck that is thought to have been used to compute astronomical events such as eclipses. Using modern computers now a 3D computer model of the device has been built giving understanding how this early mechanical computer worked.

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News seen at: BBC - Science