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The Antikythera mechanism

Found in 1901 in a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera, this bronze device calculated the positions of the Sun and the Moon, the lunar phases and eclipses. What survives is 82 fragments and about 30 gears. It is the oldest known analog computer.

Source: Wikipedia, Antikythera mechanism

Main fragment, National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
Main fragment, National Archaeological Museum, Athens. CC BY 2.5

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