Archeology
Astronomical computer more than 2,000 years old
The Antikythera Mechanism, the world's oldest computer, was used by the Greeks to calculate astronomy more than 2,000 years ago.
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How did the Greeks calculate in 100 BC
After thoroughly examining an artifact of the ancient Greek technology called Antikythera Mechanism, scientists discovered that the device not only predicted eclipses bu…