Antikythera mechanism: Greek computer that predicted eclipses 2,000 years ago

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Antikythera mechanism: Greek computer that predicted eclipses 2,000 years ago
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A shipwreck off the Greek island Antikythera revealed in 1901 a bronze mechanism over 2,000 years old that tracked lunar and solar cycles and eclipses, now seen as the first analogue computer.

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