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THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM – PERHAPS THE MOST HI-TECH ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY EVER FOUND

The Antikythera Mechanism is, what many scientists believe, the oldest mechanical portable computer in history and was probably used to calculate astronomical and calendar positions. The mechanism displayed the positions of the Sun, the Moon and most probably the five … Continue reading

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