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Neat News 2021-71 (added 2021-03-12)

Antikythera mechanism understood

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© Marsyas [CC BY 2.5]

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.

related: #Antikythera_mechanism #ancient_computer

News seen at: BBC - Science

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