Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism: Ancient Greece’s Mysterious Technological Marvel
The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient Greek device discovered in 1901 on the Antikythera shipwreck off the coast of the island of Antikythera in the Aegean Sea. Dating back to around 200 BCE, the mechanism is an intricate and advanced mechanical calculator designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. It consists of a complex system […]