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The Antikythera Mechanism: Ancient Greek Computer
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism, a bronze device recovered from a Roman shipwreck in 1901 that has been called the world's first analog computer. Lucas explains how the mechanism tracked the movements of the sun, moon, and planets with astonishing precision using a complex system of interlocking gears. He describes the discovery by sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, the work of researchers like Derek de Solla Price who first realized its significance, and the modern X-ray and CT-scan studies that have…
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