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Categories: Hellenistic engineering, Ancient Greek science, History of astronomy, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Articles with short description
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Antikythera mechanism  Anthitykera Mechanism  Antikythera device  Ancient greek computer  Antikeira mechanism
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The Antikythera mechanism is an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest known example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. Wikipedia
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The Antikythera mechanism is an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest known example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. Wikipedia
Ancient analog computer designed to calculate astronomical positions Wikidata
An astronomical computer used to predict the positions of heavenly bodies in the sky, dated to about 150-100 BC. OmegaWiki
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artifact
astronomical clock
mechanical calculator
LOCATION
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
LOCATION OF DISCOVERY
Antikythera wreck
MATERIAL USED
bronze
NAMED AFTER
Antikythera
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Antikythera mechanism
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Antikythera mechanism
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Antikythera mechanism
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